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The Republic of Bracelet

“Friendship is Magic!”

Category: Moralistic Democracy
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Powerhouse
Political Freedoms:
Good

Regional Influence: Page

Location: Sunset Shimmer

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Bracelet

Population3.568 billion

CurrencyBit
AnimalPony

The Republic of Bracelet is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.568 billion Braceletians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.5%.

The powerhouse Braceletian economy, worth 212 trillion Bits a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,637 Bits, with the richest citizens earning 9.7 times as much as the poorest.

Taxpayer money is hard at work exorcizing laundry, heavily-laden pregnant women are told they can manage, new pilots are regularly reminded that they are more expendable than their planes, and several inches are being added to first class seating. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bracelet's national animal is the Pony, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Bracelet is ranked 156,789th in the world and 460th in Sunset Shimmer for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,859.9 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

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Safest: 10,206thLargest Welfare Programs: 14,960thTop
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Most Pacifist: 26,885thMost Advanced Public Transport: 28,623rd
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Safest: 2nd in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 5th in the regionTop
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Most Pacifist: 20th in the regionMost Secular: 41st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 42nd in the regionTop
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Most Politically Free: 59th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 83rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Bracelet, several inches are being added to first class seating.
  • : Following new legislation in Bracelet, new pilots are regularly reminded that they are more expendable than their planes.
  • : Following new legislation in Bracelet, heavily-laden pregnant women are told they can manage.
  • : Following new legislation in Bracelet, taxpayer money is hard at work exorcizing laundry.
  • : Following new legislation in Bracelet, obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals.
  • : Bracelet was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Welfare Programs.
  • : Following new legislation in Bracelet, murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour.
  • : Following new legislation in Bracelet, the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life.
  • : Following new legislation in Bracelet, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll.
  • : Following new legislation in Bracelet, balaclava manufacturers are held criminally culpable for bank heists.

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