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The Pegasus of Guard 75

“E Pluribus Unum”

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

Regional Influence: Hermit

Location: Planet Zi

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Guard 75

Population21.745 billion

CapitalGuardia
LeaderThe Guard
FaithGuardianism

CurrencyDollar
Animaleagle

The Pegasus of Guard 75 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Guard with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 21.745 billion Guardians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Guardia. The average income tax rate is 36.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Guardian economy, worth a remarkable 2,353 trillion Dollars a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 108,227 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Student athletes gaze forlornly at abandoned eagleball fields, schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes, the government funds private schools for intellectually gifted children, and sexually-starved male dinosaurs terrorise tourists during weekly breakouts from Mesozoic Park. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Guard 75's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Guardianism.

Guard 75 is ranked 56,477th in the world and 1st in Planet Zi for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 550.24 on the Clooney Contribution Index.

Top
5%
Most Stationary: 3,693rdLargest Black Market: 7,653rdMost Influential: 8,034thMost Avoided: 9,580thHighest Economic Output: 10,112thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 11,137thLargest Gambling Industry: 11,159thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 11,257thLargest Populations: 13,824thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14,201stTop
10%
Most Subsidized Industry: 18,557thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 18,924thHighest Disposable Incomes: 19,372ndHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 20,254thMost Corrupt Governments: 24,345thMost Average: 26,650thHealthiest Citizens: 27,649th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Guard 75 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
  • : Guard 75 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Stationary, Largest Black Market, Highest Economic Output, Most Avoided, and Most Influential.
  • : Guard 75 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Average.
  • : Guard 75 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Average.
  • : Guard 75 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Average.
  • : Guard 75 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Guard 75 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Guard 75 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Zombies.
  • : Guard 75 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Guard 75's influence in Planet Zi rose from "Hegemony" to "Hermit".

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