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The Power-Crazed Rules Lawyer of Bormiar

“Motto goes here”

Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Below Average

Regional Influence: Hatchling

Location: The North Pacific

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Bormiar

Population6.212 billion

CapitalDelegateorgitopia
LeaderBormiar
FaithKyorgism

Currencyrubledollar
Animalhawk

The Power-Crazed Rules Lawyer of Bormiar is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Bormiar with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 6.212 billion citizens have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Delegateorgitopia. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bormiar economy, worth 710 trillion rubledollars 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, Information Technology, Retail, and Basket Weaving. 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 an impressive 114,329 rubledollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government is pouring billions into replacement brains, rumor has it that Bormiar has won three lotteries in a row, freed serfs and former nobles exchange awkward glances in the produce aisle, and political gridlock ensues as even the most innocuous legislation is vetoed by the Supreme Court for potential civil rights violations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bormiar's national animal is the hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Kyorgism.

Bormiar is ranked 135,601st in the world and 2,887th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 711.65 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 124thTop
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 2,963rdMost Pacifist: 7,050thBest Weather: 8,622ndMost Compassionate Citizens: 9,058thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 9,380thNicest Citizens: 10,159thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 11,357thMost Inclusive: 12,560thMost Beautiful Environments: 12,697thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 13,227thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 13,385thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 13,739thTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 14,915thLargest Retail Industry: 15,532ndLongest Average Lifespans: 15,741stHighest Food Quality: 17,802ndMost Developed: 18,012thHealthiest Citizens: 18,614thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 23,151stHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 24,619thMost Secular: 24,913thMost Subsidized Industry: 25,954thMost Advanced Public Education: 26,119thMost Efficient Economies: 28,255th
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 15th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 60th in the regionTop
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 222nd in the regionTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 340th in the regionMost Pacifist: 354th in the regionMost Average: 372nd in the regionBest Weather: 442nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 454th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 460th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 462nd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 469th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 476th in the regionNicest Citizens: 513th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 552nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 574th in the regionMost Inclusive: 603rd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 604th in the region

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