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Largest Welfare Programs: 17,030thLargest Mining Sector: 17,765thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 17,971st
The Republic of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Speak Now
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Better Than Revenge

Population6.167 billion

Currencystory of us
Animalwhite horse

The Republic of Better Than Revenge is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 6.167 billion Better Than Revengeans 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 large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Better Than Revengean economy, worth 651 trillion stories of us 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 large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. 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 105,676 stories of us, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

People who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size, weathermen are being arrested for attempting to read the future, 50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool, and every week is blindness awareness week. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Better Than Revenge's national animal is the white horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Better Than Revenge is ranked 203,977th in the world and 196th in Stereo Hearts for Most Stationary, with 42.92831974808 days.

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Largest Welfare Programs: 17,030thLargest Mining Sector: 17,765thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 17,971stMost Subsidized Industry: 20,736thLargest Black Market: 20,763rdMost Developed: 21,060thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 21,122ndLongest Average Lifespans: 22,087thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 22,483rdMost Corrupt Governments: 23,983rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 24,384thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 25,912thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 28,381stHighest Average Tax Rates: 29,377thMost Patriotic: 29,425th
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Largest Welfare Programs: 7th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 12th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 13th in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 17th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 18th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 27th in the regionMost Pacifist: 27th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Better Than Revenge, every week is blindness awareness week.
  • : Following new legislation in Better Than Revenge, 50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool.
  • : Following new legislation in Better Than Revenge, weathermen are being arrested for attempting to read the future.
  • : Following new legislation in Better Than Revenge, people who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size.
  • : Following new legislation in Better Than Revenge, the nation honors the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Better Than Revengean weed picker.
  • : Following new legislation in Better Than Revenge, the fishing lobby has stemmed the tide of environmental regulations.
  • : Following new legislation in Better Than Revenge, the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances.
  • : Following new legislation in Better Than Revenge, the upper class have been throwing riots after hunting was recently banned.
  • : Better Than Revenge was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates and Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
  • : Following new legislation in Better Than Revenge, freighter lifeboats have been replaced by state of the art marker buoys so divers can recover the cargo after they sink.

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