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The Protectorate of Dee bright NPO

“Light us through zee darkness”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Some

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: The East Pacific

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Dee bright NPO

Population14.27 billion

Currencydenarius
AnimalFranco

The Protectorate of Dee bright NPO is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 14.27 billion Dee bright NPOians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 81.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dee bright NPOian economy, worth a remarkable 2,085 trillion denarii 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Retail, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, 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. Average income is an impressive 146,153 denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

This year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, Leader is strangely popular with male politicians' wives, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, and political candidates must be personally vetted by Leader. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dee bright NPO's national animal is the Franco, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Dee bright NPO is ranked 135,877th in the world and 2,663rd in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.31 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,345thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,659thMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,697thLargest Black Market: 2,035thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2,869thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 3,031stMost Devout: 3,220thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3,529thFattest Citizens: 4,145thLargest Retail Industry: 6,465thLargest Mining Sector: 7,091stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8,007thNudest: 9,699thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 10,809thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 14,503rdTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 16,070thHighest Average Tax Rates: 17,167thMost Efficient Economies: 24,937thLargest Populations: 28,457thLargest Governments: 29,053rd
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 22nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 27th in the regionLargest Black Market: 32nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 37th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 38th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 45th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 47th in the regionMost Devout: 47th in the regionTop
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Fattest Citizens: 61st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 62nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 116th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 117th in the regionNudest: 157th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 172nd in the regionLargest Populations: 208th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 267th in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 305th in the regionRudest Citizens: 334th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 357th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 374th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 506th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, political candidates must be personally vetted by Leader.
  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks.
  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, Leader is strangely popular with male politicians' wives.
  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection.
  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, the government is crossing the Rubicon in its levels of corruption.
  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, Bambi has been banned.
  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, justice is blinding.
  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins.
  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award.
  • : Following new legislation in Dee bright NPO, criticism of Leader is considered unpatriotic.

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