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Largest Populations: 1,019thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,099thHealthiest Citizens: 1,443rd
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Zigamorph

Population42.027 billion

CapitalThunderDome
LeaderHe with wobbly chin

Currencyboiled egg
AnimalOne legged Giraffe

The Protectorate of Zigamorph is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by He with wobbly chin with an even hand, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, rampant corporate plagiarism, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cheerful population of 42.027 billion Zigamorphians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Policy, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ThunderDome. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Zigamorphian economy, worth a remarkable 7,913 trillion boiled eggs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 188,297 boiled eggs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children, newlywed misogynists complain about their wives keeping their maiden names, hay has been added to school cafeteria menus, and on-call doctors who check their pagers during movies are banned from cinemas for life. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zigamorph's national animal is the One legged Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zigamorph is ranked 3,636th in the world and 198th in Osiris for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 3,182.89 on the Clooney Contribution Index.

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Largest Populations: 1,019thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,099thHealthiest Citizens: 1,443rdMost Developed: 1,443rdHighest Economic Output: 1,463rdMost Cheerful Citizens: 1,476thMost Cultured: 1,500thSafest: 1,553rdLongest Average Lifespans: 1,612thLeast Corrupt Governments: 1,658thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1,820thBest Weather: 2,579thMost Pacifist: 2,647thMost Advanced Public Transport: 2,650thLargest Welfare Programs: 2,728thHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,737thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,845thTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 2,909thHighest Food Quality: 2,918thLargest Publishing Industry: 3,228thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,636thSmartest Citizens: 3,644thHighest Poor Incomes: 3,725thLargest Governments: 3,887thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 4,377thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5,056thNicest Citizens: 5,142ndMost Advanced Public Education: 5,562ndMost Stationary: 5,820thLargest Information Technology Sector: 7,248thMost Compassionate Citizens: 7,762ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,317thMost Income Equality: 9,407thMost Inclusive: 11,461stLargest Mining Sector: 11,683rdHighest Average Incomes: 12,233rdTop
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Most Secular: 17,036thMost Patriotic: 18,045thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 21,586thMost Subsidized Industry: 23,345thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 24,289thMost Influential: 26,647th
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Largest Populations: 28th in the regionMost Developed: 38th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 38th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 39th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 44th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 47th in the regionMost Cultured: 54th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 54th in the regionSafest: 55th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 59th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 59th in the regionMost Stationary: 79th in the regionBest Weather: 92nd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 104th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 105th in the regionTop
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Highest Food Quality: 113th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 115th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 116th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 119th in the regionMost Pacifist: 121st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 138th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 142nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 150th in the regionLargest Governments: 154th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 198th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 202nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 218th in the regionMost Income Equality: 241st in the regionNicest Citizens: 271st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 279th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 356th in the regionMost Influential: 364th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 447th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 499th in the regionTop
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Most Inclusive: 637th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 720th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 745th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 802nd in the regionMost Secular: 944th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Zigamorph was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
  • : Zigamorph was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Food Quality, Most Developed, Highest Economic Output, and Most Beautiful Environments and the Top 5% for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in Zigamorph, on-call doctors who check their pagers during movies are banned from cinemas for life.
  • : Following new legislation in Zigamorph, hay has been added to school cafeteria menus.
  • : Following new legislation in Zigamorph, newlywed misogynists complain about their wives keeping their maiden names.
  • : Following new legislation in Zigamorph, politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children.
  • : Following new legislation in Zigamorph, every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead.
  • : Zigamorph was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments.
  • : Zigamorph was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
  • : Zigamorph was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.

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