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The Dapper Dandy of Big Bad Badger

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Category: Civil Rights Lovefest
Civil Rights:
Superb
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Excellent

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: the West Pacific

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Big Bad Badger

Population20.909 billion

CapitalMad Town
LeaderMr Badger

CurrencyBones
AnimalWild Turkey

The Dapper Dandy of Big Bad Badger is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Mr Badger with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, digital currency, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful population of 20.909 billion Big Bad Badgerians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mad Town. The average income tax rate is 19.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Big Bad Badgerian economy, worth a remarkable 2,856 trillion Boneses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 136,615 Boneses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Supervisors in Big Bad Badger commonly tie bells on their necks to alert employees of their presence, airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, and consuming ecstasy is a common rite of passage. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Big Bad Badger's national animal is the Wild Turkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Big Bad Badger is ranked 150,445th in the world and 1,809th in the West Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 19.02 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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Highest Crime Rates: 1,779thMost Rebellious Youth: 1,844thLargest Publishing Industry: 1,875thLargest Gambling Industry: 2,514thMost Cheerful Citizens: 2,656thMost Cultured: 2,684thMost Beautiful Environments: 3,088thTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 3,311thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 3,995thHighest Food Quality: 4,676thHighest Disposable Incomes: 5,742ndRudest Citizens: 6,199thMost Inclusive: 6,681stMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 7,775thBest Weather: 8,230thSmartest Citizens: 8,257thHighest Economic Output: 8,408thMost Influential: 9,222ndLeast Corrupt Governments: 9,652ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 9,792ndMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 13,222ndHighest Poor Incomes: 13,730thLargest Black Market: 14,769thMost Scientifically Advanced: 14,899thMost Secular: 15,119thTop
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Most Armed: 16,732ndLargest Populations: 16,903rdNicest Citizens: 20,048thHighest Drug Use: 28,366thHighest Average Incomes: 30,832nd
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Largest Gambling Industry: 23rd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 23rd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 24th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 30th in the regionTop
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Most Cheerful Citizens: 39th in the regionMost Cultured: 40th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 54th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 56th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 72nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 76th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 86th in the regionRudest Citizens: 88th in the regionMost Armed: 100th in the regionLargest Black Market: 110th in the regionLargest Populations: 112th in the regionMost Inclusive: 115th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 121st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 121st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 128th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 135th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 142nd in the regionBest Weather: 152nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 169th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 181st in the regionNudest: 187th in the regionTop
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 206th in the regionMost Secular: 208th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 212th in the regionMost Influential: 224th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 279th in the regionNicest Citizens: 352nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 373rd in the region

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