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The GEQPL of PenguinPies

“Penguins are good. Pies are better. Both are amazing!” Delegate GEQP Lady of TSP

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Thriving
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: the South Pacific

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PenguinPies

Population22.191 billion

CapitalPenguinPies City
LeaderDelegate GEQP Lady of TSP
FaithPIE

CurrencyOreo
AnimalHippo

The GEQPL of PenguinPies is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Delegate GEQP Lady of TSP with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.191 billion PenguinPiesians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of PenguinPies City. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The thriving PenguinPiesian economy, worth a remarkable 3,250 trillion Oreos a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, 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. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an impressive 146,472 Oreos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Only persecuted professionals need apply for asylum, strategic bombers are being converted into preschools, conspiracy theorists allege that the government is spying on them through their carbon monoxide detectors, and invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PenguinPies's national animal is the Hippo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is PIE.

PenguinPies is ranked 281,646th in the world and 5,191st in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 24.83 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 83rdMost Influential: 479thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 732ndLargest Black Market: 1,236thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,765thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1,788thBest Weather: 1,882ndMost Beautiful Environments: 1,933rdTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 2,929thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,207thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,473rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4,093rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4,642ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 4,688thLowest Crime Rates: 5,643rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,909thHighest Economic Output: 6,564thMost Devout: 6,851stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,703rdMost Authoritarian: 8,993rdLargest Welfare Programs: 9,952ndMost Patriotic: 10,085thMost Cultured: 10,413thHealthiest Citizens: 11,331stHighest Food Quality: 12,024thLargest Governments: 12,027thMost Valuable International Artwork: 12,162ndLargest Cheese Export Sector: 12,502ndLargest Populations: 13,228thSmartest Citizens: 14,210thTop
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Most Stationary: 14,930thMost Subsidized Industry: 15,441stHighest Poor Incomes: 16,440thHighest Average Incomes: 23,678th
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 8th in the regionMost Influential: 8th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 15th in the regionLargest Black Market: 25th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 31st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 47th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 47th in the regionBest Weather: 48th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 48th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 53rd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 58th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 72nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 84th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 107th in the regionMost Devout: 123rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 130th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 132nd in the regionLargest Populations: 142nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 156th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 156th in the regionMost Patriotic: 202nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 225th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 233rd in the regionMost Cultured: 254th in the regionTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 268th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 269th in the regionMost Stationary: 269th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 274th in the regionLargest Governments: 278th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 284th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 338th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 368th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 390th in the regionMost Extreme: 426th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 438th in the region

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