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The Idol of
Left-wing Utopia
田中琴葉
Influence
Dealmaker
Million Live!
Civil Rights
Superb
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Kotoha

Population16.615 billion

CapitalAkiruno
LeaderKotoha Tanaka

CurrencyYen
Animalcat

The Idol of Kotoha is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Kotoha Tanaka with a fair hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 16.615 billion Kotohans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akiruno. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Kotohan economy, worth a remarkable 5,124 trillion Yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 308,425 Yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government denies that it has an agency overseeing plausible deniability of black-ops agencies, conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, and wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kotoha's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kotoha is ranked 2,345th in the world and 2nd in 765 Production for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 11,439.51 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Most Secular: 199thMost Accessible: 487thMost Inclusive: 499thMost Efficient Economies: 714thSafest: 830thMost Pacifist: 915thLargest Governments: 925thHighest Average Tax Rates: 996thMost Rebellious Youth: 1,017thMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,028thMost Developed: 1,029thHighest Food Quality: 1,118thLongest Average Lifespans: 1,127thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,130thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,145thMost Compassionate Citizens: 1,236thNicest Citizens: 1,248thSmartest Citizens: 1,336thLargest Welfare Programs: 1,433rdHealthiest Citizens: 1,489thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1,520thLeast Corrupt Governments: 1,557thMost Cheerful Citizens: 1,675thMost Beautiful Environments: 1,858thBest Weather: 1,896thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,067thMost Advanced Public Transport: 2,077thLowest Crime Rates: 2,116thMost Advanced Public Education: 2,209thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,344thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,345thRudest Citizens: 2,511thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,557thHighest Average Incomes: 2,920thTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 3,458thHighest Economic Output: 4,327thLargest Publishing Industry: 5,363rdMost Cultured: 6,635thMost Valuable International Artwork: 12,426thMost Influential: 13,599thLargest Retail Industry: 15,020thMost Stationary: 15,634thTop
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Most Income Equality: 22,529thLargest Populations: 24,845thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 27,862ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 32,823rd
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Most Secular: 1st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 1st in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionMost Politically Free: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps.
  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections.
  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings.
  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, the government denies that it has an agency overseeing plausible deniability of black-ops agencies.
  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, beggars lack pockets for spare change.
  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, where there's smoke there's the Kotohan Forestry Department.
  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes.
  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, the government sends submarines to retrieve bodies from shipwrecked submarines.
  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, saying "don't do anything that Kotoha Tanaka wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal.
  • : Following new legislation in Kotoha, the phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon.

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