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The District of Covenancy

“Our Community” Liard

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

Regional Influence: Handshaker

Location: Dog Lake

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Covenancy

Population43.799 billion

CapitalDistrict City
LeaderLiard

Currencyaurum
Animalbovina

The District of Covenancy is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Liard with an even hand, and notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 43.799 billion Covanancians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. The average income tax rate is 85.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Covenancyian economy, worth a remarkable 3,301 trillion aurums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 75,387 aurums, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Conscripts often volunteer for a second tour of duty so they can get a ticket to next year's Army Revue, fifteen-year-olds cannot walk younger siblings to school without a professional Childcare and Education Certificate, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, and the Random Number Gods do play dice with the universe (Covenancy has found 3 easter eggs). Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Covenancy's national animal is the bovina, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Covenancy is ranked 24,966th in the world and 6th in Dog Lake for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,325.38 on the Gilded Widget Scale.

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Largest Populations: 711thTop
5%
Largest Welfare Programs: 3,252ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,228thHighest Economic Output: 6,431stMost Advanced Public Transport: 8,692ndHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 9,790thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 11,242ndMost Cheerful Citizens: 12,589thHighest Average Tax Rates: 14,145thTop
10%
Most Beautiful Environments: 18,137thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 18,745thBest Weather: 19,670thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 22,969thNicest Citizens: 23,054thMost Subsidized Industry: 24,966thLongest Average Lifespans: 26,187thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 28,190th
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 2nd in the regionBest Weather: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 2nd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 2nd in the regionTop
10%
Most Advanced Defense Forces: 3rd in the regionNicest Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 3rd in the regionMost Income Equality: 3rd in the regionLargest Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 4th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 4th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 5th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork, Highest Foreign Aid Spending, and Highest Economic Output and the Top 10% for Most World Assembly Endorsements and Most Beautiful Environments.
  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.
  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Compassionate Citizens and Safest.
  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Compassionate Citizens.
  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Compassionate Citizens.
  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.
  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Safest.
  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Dead.
  • : Covenancy was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Zombies.

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