by Max Barry

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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 14,187thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 16,493rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 18,636th
The Parallel Sunsets of
Father Knows Best State
Sway in the moonlight, dance in the dark
Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Starlight Virgo

Population3.569 billion

Currencymark
Animalkangaroo

The Parallel Sunsets of Starlight Virgo is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, disturbing lack of elderly people, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.569 billion Starlight Virgoans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Virgoan economy, worth 422 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 118,298 marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 429,338 per year while the poor average 23,214, a ratio of 18.5 to 1.

Requests for government aid can be forwarded to the beach, corporations cut costs by taking away safety-features on their products, police officers often head to work wearing onesies and fluffy pink bunny-slippers, and comatose jurors are the defense's favorite. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Virgo's national animal is the kangaroo, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Starlight Virgo is ranked 160,202nd in the world and 2,235th in eta for Highest Poor Incomes, with 23,214.94 Standard Monetary Units.

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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 14,187thTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 16,493rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 18,636thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 20,896thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 25,823rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 26,842ndSmartest Citizens: 28,034thLargest Information Technology Sector: 28,725th
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Smartest Citizens: 59th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 65th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 69th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 78th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 90th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 103rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 139th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 149th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 159th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 191st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 196th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 207th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 227th in the regionTop
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Most Popular Tourist Destinations: 240th in the regionMost Patriotic: 271st in the regionLargest Governments: 317th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 342nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 359th in the regionNudest: 388th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 409th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 411th in the regionMost Developed: 451st in the regionMost Devout: 460th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 465th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 467th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Starlight Virgo, comatose jurors are the defense's favorite.
  • : Following new legislation in Starlight Virgo, police officers often head to work wearing onesies and fluffy pink bunny-slippers.
  • : Following new legislation in Starlight Virgo, corporations cut costs by taking away safety-features on their products.
  • : Following new legislation in Starlight Virgo, requests for government aid can be forwarded to the beach.
  • : Following new legislation in Starlight Virgo, the government has ordered a moratorium on referenda.
  • : Starlight Virgo was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Father Knows Best State".
  • : Following new legislation in Starlight Virgo, odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas.
  • : Following new legislation in Starlight Virgo, representatives soak in mineral pools at the new capitol building day spa.
  • : Following new legislation in Starlight Virgo, pharmaceutical companies emphatically promise that "your pills are in the mail" rather than admit any supply shortfall.
  • : Starlight Virgo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Healthiest Citizens.

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