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Most Ignorant Citizens: 2,328thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2,371stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3,230th
The All Sorts of
Corporate Police State
Still Funny
Influence
Diplomat
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Taost

Population10.552 billion

CapitalEnfield
LeaderChef Andy
FaithMaillard

CurrencyBeans
AnimalButter

The All Sorts of Taost is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Chef Andy with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 10.552 billion Taostians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Enfield. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Taostian economy, worth a remarkable 1,374 trillion Beans a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 130,298 Beans, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 844,669 per year while the poor average 8,038, a ratio of 105 to 1.

Soldiers are taught to throw their guns at their enemies once the bullets have run out, umbrellas are back in fashion, the temple hierarchy have found that endorsements are even more lucrative than indulgences, and Taostian doors require a Ph.D. to open. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Taost's national animal is the Butter, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Maillard.

Taost is ranked 88,090th in the world and 26th in Bus Stop for Most Stationary, with 519.48506336268 days.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 2,328thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2,371stTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 3,230thMost Avoided: 3,879thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 4,314thLargest Mining Sector: 4,875thMost Primitive: 5,506thLargest Black Market: 6,766thMost Secular: 7,031stMost Advanced Public Transport: 8,335thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 9,732ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 10,090thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 10,150thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 11,088thMost Corrupt Governments: 11,882ndNudest: 11,934thMost Subsidized Industry: 12,829thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,866thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 13,264thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 15,801stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 16,013thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 16,216thHighest Economic Output: 19,884thMost Efficient Economies: 20,494thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 26,831stMost Patriotic: 29,572nd
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Most Conservative: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionMost Secular: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 2nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 2nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionLargest Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Taost's influence in Bus Stop rose from "Envoy" to "Diplomat".
  • : Taost was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Taost was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Taost was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
  • : Taost was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Taost was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Taost's influence in Bus Stop fell from "Diplomat" to "Envoy".
  • : Taost was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
  • : Taost's influence in Bus Stop rose from "Envoy" to "Diplomat".
  • : Taost was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Welfare Programs.

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