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Most Valuable International Artwork: 2,248thLeast Corrupt Governments: 4,618thMost Compassionate Citizens: 4,943rd
The Happiness Corporation of
Democratic Socialists
The Key to Joy is Life
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Very Good

Overview Factbook Dispatches Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

TheKeyToJoy

Population7.857 billion

LeaderChad Chungus
FaithJoyism

CurrencyKeys
AnimalJoymen

The Happiness Corporation of TheKeyToJoy is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Chad Chungus with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and frequent executions. The compassionate, devout population of 7.857 billion TheKeyToJoyians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 85.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient TheKeyToJoyian economy, worth 908 trillion Keys a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 115,689 Keys, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Catching the latest tribal tournament is to die for, raccoons are plump and satiated, windows in TheKeyToJoy City don't have much of a view, and making up random numbers to name new asteroids is the bulk of astronomers' work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TheKeyToJoy's national animal is the Joymen, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Joyism.

TheKeyToJoy is ranked 252,123rd in the world and 1,545th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Black Market, with 170 billion Standard Monetary Units.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 2,248thTop
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Least Corrupt Governments: 4,618thMost Compassionate Citizens: 4,943rdNicest Citizens: 5,325thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 5,724thBest Weather: 6,354thMost Pacifist: 6,453rdMost Inclusive: 7,173rdMost Accessible: 7,486thMost Beautiful Environments: 7,492ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,619thLongest Average Lifespans: 8,222ndHighest Food Quality: 8,409thMost Advanced Public Education: 8,700thMost Developed: 8,872ndHealthiest Citizens: 9,766thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 11,540thLargest Publishing Industry: 12,118thHighest Average Tax Rates: 12,381stSmartest Citizens: 12,394thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 12,873rdMost Cultured: 14,368thMost Cheerful Citizens: 15,132ndHighest Poor Incomes: 16,304thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 17,821stMost Income Equality: 20,084thLargest Governments: 21,762ndSafest: 25,528thLowest Crime Rates: 27,942ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 29,126thMost Advanced Public Transport: 29,179thMost Subsidized Industry: 33,011th
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 27th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 79th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 79th in the regionNicest Citizens: 82nd in the regionMost Inclusive: 100th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 103rd in the regionMost Accessible: 104th in the regionMost Pacifist: 109th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 115th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 116th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 117th in the regionMost Developed: 117th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 117th in the regionBest Weather: 118th in the regionTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 127th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 134th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 136th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 147th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 158th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 167th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 169th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 172nd in the regionMost Cultured: 173rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 173rd in the regionMost Income Equality: 178th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 185th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 205th in the regionLargest Governments: 206th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 233rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in TheKeyToJoy, making up random numbers to name new asteroids is the bulk of astronomers' work.
  • : Following new legislation in TheKeyToJoy, windows in TheKeyToJoy City don't have much of a view.
  • : Following new legislation in TheKeyToJoy, raccoons are plump and satiated.
  • : Following new legislation in TheKeyToJoy, catching the latest tribal tournament is to die for.
  • : Following new legislation in TheKeyToJoy, mathematics majors learn about new ways to model their crushing debt.
  • : Following new legislation in TheKeyToJoy, there is one competing standard.
  • : Following new legislation in TheKeyToJoy, foreign invaders are putting TheKeyToJoyian lab rats out of a job.
  • : TheKeyToJoy was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in TheKeyToJoy, lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed.
  • : Following new legislation in TheKeyToJoy, suburban residents are told not to panic while hitchhikers swarm their neighborhoods.

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