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The Empire of Bobzonko

“Sometimes, I dream about Cheese” Kuningaz Sheldor LXIX

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

Regional Influence: Dominator

Location: Scootnum

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Bobzonko

Population16.435 billion

CapitalGrip City
LeaderKuningaz Sheldor LXIX
FaithThe Bing Bong Theorem

CurrencyZong
AnimalMarko

The Empire of Bobzonko is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Kuningaz Sheldor LXIX with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, digital currency, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 16.435 billion Bobzonkans 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 Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grip City. The average income tax rate is 75.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bobzonkoan economy, worth a remarkable 2,298 trillion Zongs 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 large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. 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 139,849 Zongs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Bobzonkoan delegation to the World Assembly is having a hard time convincing people that international law will "pay for itself somehow...", security reviews double as political propaganda, the government is dead set on letting people rest in peace, and defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bobzonko's national animal is the Marko, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Bing Bong Theorem.

Bobzonko is ranked 9,318th in the world and 1st in Scootnum for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 5,818.51 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

Top
5%
Best Weather: 6,896thMost Beautiful Environments: 7,501stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 9,318thLargest Publishing Industry: 10,956thMost Secular: 10,993rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 11,053rdMost Developed: 11,368thLongest Average Lifespans: 11,368thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 11,895thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 12,564thHighest Economic Output: 13,508thMost Valuable International Artwork: 14,352ndHighest Poor Incomes: 14,911thSmartest Citizens: 15,506thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 15,578thTop
10%
Largest Black Market: 15,900thMost Scientifically Advanced: 15,934thLargest Information Technology Sector: 17,039thHealthiest Citizens: 17,217thMost Advanced Public Education: 18,091stHighest Food Quality: 21,031stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 21,597thMost Cultured: 23,126thHighest Average Tax Rates: 24,855thLargest Populations: 25,021stLargest Governments: 26,040thMost Corrupt Governments: 26,846thLowest Crime Rates: 27,867thHighest Average Incomes: 30,768th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Bobzonko was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Smartest Citizens and Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Bobzonko, defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were.
  • : Bobzonko's influence in Scootnum fell from "Hermit" to "Dominator".
  • : Bobzonko's influence in Scootnum rose from "Page" to "Hermit".
  • : Following new legislation in Bobzonko, the government is dead set on letting people rest in peace.
  • : Following new legislation in Bobzonko, security reviews double as political propaganda.
  • : Bobzonko altered its national flag.
  • : Bobzonko relocated from Lazarus to Scootnum.
  • : Bobzonko was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : Bobzonko ceased to exist in Scootnum.

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