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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,062ndLargest Black Market: 2,334thMost Advanced Public Education: 2,921st
The Twenty-Eight of
Authoritarian Democracy
Rise Up!
Influence
Hatchling
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Some

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

28

Population22.77 billion

CurrencyGold
AnimalElephant

The Twenty-Eight of 28 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, lack of airports, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 22.77 billion 28ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Policy, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 92.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient 28ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,712 trillion Golds a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, extremely specialized black market in Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 119,113 Golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, building a phallus out of Minecraft blocks counts as indecent exposure, candlelit dinners are less romantic with a flickering LED, and the government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget'. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. 28's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

28 is ranked 233,878th in the world and 7,359th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 23.15438101452 days.

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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,062ndLargest Black Market: 2,334thMost Advanced Public Education: 2,921stTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 3,262ndMost Rebellious Youth: 3,829thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4,020thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 5,010thHighest Average Tax Rates: 7,768thHighest Economic Output: 8,296thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 9,303rdLargest Populations: 11,760thMost Armed: 12,476thMost Secular: 14,255thHighest Poor Incomes: 14,864thTop
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Most Developed: 16,312thLargest Welfare Programs: 17,254thMost Beautiful Environments: 18,853rdLargest Governments: 19,804thMost Corrupt Governments: 19,971stMost Inclusive: 20,420thMost Conservative: 22,232ndMost Efficient Economies: 22,380thMost Income Equality: 23,091stMost Patriotic: 23,398thMost Authoritarian: 25,247thMost Avoided: 26,265thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 27,997th
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 37th in the regionTop
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Largest Black Market: 135th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 139th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 141st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 182nd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 212th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 277th in the regionLargest Populations: 431st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 453rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 522nd in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 693rd in the regionMost Avoided: 723rd in the regionMost Income Equality: 745th in the regionMost Armed: 823rd in the regionMost Secular: 856th in the regionMost Conservative: 865th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 871st in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 959th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 993rd in the regionMost Developed: 1,040th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1,041st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : 28 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
  • : 28's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : 28's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : 28 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education, the Top 5% for Highest Poor Incomes, and the Top 10% for Most Cultured and Highest Foreign Aid Spending.
  • : 28 was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : 28 ceased to exist in The Hole To Hide In.
  • : 28 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : 28 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : 28 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : 28 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular.

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