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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 16,335thLargest Retail Industry: 16,828thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 18,438th
The Nomadic Peoples of
Compulsory Consumerist State
In the RP, My country is now Petriland
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
All-Consuming
Political Freedom
Few

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JPSLand

Population160 million

CurrencyMy country is now Petriland
AnimalMy country is now Petriland

The Nomadic Peoples of JPSLand is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, free-roaming dinosaurs, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 160 million My country is now Petriland are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, although Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.9%.

The all-consuming My country is now Petriland economy, worth 13.6 trillion My country is now Petrilands a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 85,199 My country is now Petrilands, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, JPSLand is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, and citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. JPSLand's national animal is the My country is now Petriland, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

JPSLand is ranked 68,053rd in the world and 12th in Haiku for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 112.06 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 16,335thLargest Retail Industry: 16,828thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 18,438thMost Cheerful Citizens: 21,030thHighest Disposable Incomes: 23,697th
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Most Pro-Market: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : JPSLand's influence in Haiku rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : JPSLand's influence in Haiku rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : JPSLand's influence in Haiku rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : JPSLand resigned from the World Assembly.
  • : JPSLand's influence in Haiku rose from "Zero" to "Nipper".
  • : JPSLand relocated from The United Democratic States to Haiku.
  • : JPSLand changed its national animal to "My country is now Petriland", its currency to "My country is now Petriland", its demonym to "My country is now Petriland", its demonym adjective to "My country is now Petriland", its demonym plural to "My country is now Petriland", its motto to "In the RP, My country is now Petriland", and its nation type to "Nomadic Peoples".
  • : JPSLand altered its national flag.
  • : JPSLand lodged a message on the The United Democratic States Regional Message Board.
  • : JPSLand lodged a message on the The United Democratic States Regional Message Board.

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