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Most Stationary: 1,975thMost Influential: 8,238thLargest Populations: 9,083rd
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The Winter Nomad

Population28.039 billion

Currencynothing
Animalpolar bear

The Wintermootery of The Winter Nomad is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, free-roaming dinosaurs, and otherworldly petting zoo. The democratic, devout population of 28.039 billion Winter Nomadians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 70.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Winter Nomadian economy, worth a remarkable 1,394 trillion nothings 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 slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. 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 49,734 nothings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, holidays are regarded as the most miserable time of the year, and it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Winter Nomad's national animal is the polar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Winter Nomad is ranked 129,774th in the world and 138th in Wintreath for Most Developed, scoring 57.48 on the Human Development Index.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 18,874thMost Rebellious Youth: 20,492ndMost World Assembly Endorsements: 23,697thHighest Economic Output: 25,951st
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