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The Pegasus of Guard 149

“E pluribus unum”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Basket Case
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Hermit

Location: World Bank

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Guard 149

Population16.211 billion

CurrencyDollar
Animaleagle

The Pegasus of Guard 149 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 16.211 billion Guard 149ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 43.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Guard 149ian economy, worth 165 trillion Dollars 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 slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. 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 10,237 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Guard 149's national animal is the eagle.

Guard 149 is ranked 8,077th in the world and 1st in World Bank for Most Stationary, with 2,623.2784252674 days.

Top
1%
Most Authoritarian: 992ndTop
5%
Most Extreme: 3,105thMost Conservative: 3,463rdMost Income Equality: 4,451stMost Ignorant Citizens: 5,672ndMost Stationary: 8,077thMost Influential: 10,271stTop
10%
Largest Populations: 23,409thMost Pacifist: 29,436th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Extreme.
  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Extreme.
  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pacifist.
  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Extreme.
  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Extreme.
  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pacifist.
  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pacifist.
  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Extreme.
  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pacifist.
  • : Guard 149 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pacifist.

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