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Most Authoritarian: 4,102ndMost Income Equality: 4,810thMost Ignorant Citizens: 15,764th
The Tree Land of
Psychotic Dictatorship
We Will Endure
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Basket Case
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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A Forest

Population13.619 billion

Currencyleaf
Animaltree 🌲

The Tree Land of A Forest is a titanic, orderly nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 13.619 billion Forestians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 39.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Forestian economy, worth 142 trillion leaves a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. 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 10,486 leaves, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. A Forest's national animal is the tree 🌲.

A Forest is ranked 284,536th in the world and 4,284th in The catholic military orders for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 304.1 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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Most Authoritarian: 4,102ndMost Income Equality: 4,810thMost Ignorant Citizens: 15,764thTop
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Most Conservative: 20,682ndMost Extreme: 28,332nd
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Most Income Equality: 65th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 174th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 203rd in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 233rd in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 304th in the regionLargest Populations: 313th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 345th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 367th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 379th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 395th in the regionLargest Governments: 436th in the region

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