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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,702ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,954thLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,981st
The Kingdom of
Father Knows Best State
In my Yard i don't care
Andy Ganteks
Influence
Squire
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Yardies

Population7.773 billion

CapitalLiberty City
LeaderAndy Ganteks
FaithMonke

CurrencyMob
AnimalLion

The Kingdom of Yardies is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Andy Ganteks with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7.773 billion Yardies 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Liberty City. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Yard economy, worth a remarkable 2,019 trillion Mobs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 259,843 Mobs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

If a tree falls in the forest there is no sound except a cash register ringing, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins, and the nation has always been at war with Bigtopia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yardies's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Monke.

Yardies is ranked 150,731st in the world and 1,278th in the West Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 408.77 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,702ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,954thLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,981stMost Secular: 3,011thMost Efficient Economies: 3,261stTop
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Most Influential: 3,509thLargest Retail Industry: 3,738thMost Armed: 4,030thMost Subsidized Industry: 4,136thSmartest Citizens: 5,483rdHighest Average Incomes: 5,575thMost Developed: 5,604thMost Cheerful Citizens: 5,722ndNudest: 6,048thMost Patriotic: 6,089thHighest Poor Incomes: 6,203rdLargest Publishing Industry: 6,264thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 6,311thLargest Governments: 7,178thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7,265thMost Corrupt Governments: 7,348thLargest Black Market: 8,466thLargest Mining Sector: 8,481stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 8,636thMost Cultured: 9,126thMost Advanced Public Education: 9,185thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 9,632ndRudest Citizens: 10,004thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 10,636thLowest Crime Rates: 14,649thHighest Economic Output: 16,110thTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 17,126thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 18,240thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 18,489thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 21,405thFattest Citizens: 21,721stLongest Average Lifespans: 22,879thMost Advanced Public Transport: 23,899th
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Most Patriotic: 31st in the regionMost Armed: 33rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 43rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 43rd in the regionMost Secular: 45th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 46th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 47th in the regionNudest: 56th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 62nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 68th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 68th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 69th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 70th in the regionLargest Black Market: 71st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 76th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 77th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 80th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 81st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 91st in the regionMost Developed: 94th in the regionLargest Governments: 96th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 99th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 100th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 103rd in the regionMost Influential: 104th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 113th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 149th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 151st in the regionMost Cultured: 152nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 166th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 177th in the regionFattest Citizens: 203rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 210th in the regionRudest Citizens: 221st in the regionMost Stationary: 225th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 238th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 242nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Yardies was endorsed by The White Visitation of Varanius.
  • : Following new legislation in Yardies, the nation has always been at war with Bigtopia.
  • : Yardies voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "International Agricultural Biodiversity Safeguard"".
  • : Following new legislation in Yardies, bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins.
  • : Yardies was endorsed by The Summer Delegate of Northern Slatavia.
  • : Yardies voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Disability Assistance Law ".
  • : Yardies voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Liberate Empires Forever United"".
  • : Yardies was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Yardies endorsed The Cozy Empire of Sindria.
  • : Following new legislation in Yardies, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field.

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