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Nudest: 2,449thLargest Insurance Industry: 4,662ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,974th
The Constitutional Matriarchy of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Mottos are for Losers
Princesses Wendy and Holly Boozer
Influence
Ambassador
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Respected Drunkards

Population10.162 billion

CapitalTequila Norte
LeaderPrincesses Wendy and Holly Boozer
FaithStoicostal

CurrencyBenjamin
AnimalOld Crow

The Constitutional Matriarchy of Respected Drunkards is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Princesses Wendy and Holly Boozer with an iron fist, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, avowedly heterosexual populace, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.162 billion Respected Drunkardsians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tequila Norte. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Respected Drunkardsian economy, worth a remarkable 1,459 trillion Benjamins a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 143,661 Benjamins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 642,155 per year while the poor average 19,933, a ratio of 32.2 to 1.

Police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds, contrails and thunderous rumbles have returned to the skies above, the saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", and the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Respected Drunkards's national animal is the Old Crow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Stoicostal.

Respected Drunkards is ranked 31,235th in the world and 10th in Sheol for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,609.01 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Nudest: 2,449thTop
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Largest Insurance Industry: 4,662ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,974thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,075thMost Subsidized Industry: 8,886thLargest Mining Sector: 9,069thLargest Black Market: 9,163rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 12,398thMost Advanced Public Transport: 12,830thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 12,845thLargest Retail Industry: 13,769thMost Devout: 14,291stTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 16,641stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 17,181stMost Cultured: 18,523rdMost Corrupt Governments: 20,419thMost Advanced Public Education: 20,958thMost Efficient Economies: 22,254thLargest Publishing Industry: 23,385thHighest Average Tax Rates: 23,619thHighest Economic Output: 24,525thMost Ignorant Citizens: 26,215thLargest Governments: 26,546thHighest Average Incomes: 28,853rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 31,235th
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Most Cultured: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year.
  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, the saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work".
  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, contrails and thunderous rumbles have returned to the skies above.
  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds.
  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, full-page newspaper ads are taken out linking apples and gravitational acceleration.
  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, the government has pledged that not one drop of its citizens' blood will be spilt.
  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, compass sales have gone south.
  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, diplomats agree to the terms and conditions of peace treaties without reading them.
  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, soylent products are an expensive commodity due to a lack of volunteers.
  • : Following new legislation in Respected Drunkards, weather advisories predict sunshine with a chance of spontaneously combusting spacecraft.

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