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The Classy Realm of Half-Milers

“Sioux is a girl's name.” Warren Douglas

Category: Civil Rights Lovefest
Civil Rights:
Frightening
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Excessive

Regional Influence: Eminence Grise

Location: Wysteria

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Half-Milers

Population36.58 billion

CapitalAlexandria
LeaderWarren Douglas

CurrencyEleanor
AnimalArchie

The Classy Realm of Half-Milers is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Warren Douglas with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, complete lack of prisons, and avant-garde cinema. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 36.58 billion Half-Milersians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alexandria. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Half-Milersian economy, worth an astonishing 17,238 trillion Eleanors a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 471,255 Eleanors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home, the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass", 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Half-Milers's radio stations, and Alexandria's main city thoroughfare has been blocked by a row of leyland cypresses that mysteriously appeared overnight. Crime is totally unknown. Half-Milers's national animal is the Archie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Half-Milers is ranked 40th in the world and 1st in Wysteria for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 114.49 Effective Tax Rate.

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Most Cultured: 1stHighest Food Quality: 1stMost Beautiful Environments: 10thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 13thMost Inclusive: 14thLargest Welfare Programs: 15thMost Advanced Public Education: 28thMost Pacifist: 36thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 40thHighest Average Tax Rates: 40thMost Cheerful Citizens: 40thSmartest Citizens: 43rdMost Rebellious Youth: 46thLargest Governments: 56thNicest Citizens: 64thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 66thMost Compassionate Citizens: 85thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 143rdBest Weather: 179thMost Developed: 181stLeast Corrupt Governments: 193rdLongest Average Lifespans: 198thHighest Economic Output: 259thHealthiest Citizens: 287thRudest Citizens: 411thHighest Poor Incomes: 466thLargest Publishing Industry: 540thMost Advanced Public Transport: 610thMost Efficient Economies: 616thLowest Crime Rates: 638thHighest Average Incomes: 713thMost Influential: 1,073rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,220thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1,239thMost Valuable International Artwork: 2,171stLargest Populations: 2,624thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 3,501stMost Subsidized Industry: 3,746thMost Stationary: 4,536thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,906thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 13,171stTop
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Nudest: 19,773rdMost Secular: 20,027thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 24,512thMost Politically Free: 28,396thHighest Drug Use: 31,425th
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Highest Food Quality: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionMost Cultured: 1st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1st in the regionMost Inclusive: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionMost Pacifist: 1st in the regionMost Politically Free: 1st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Developed: 1st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionNicest Citizens: 2nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 2nd in the regionBest Weather: 2nd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 2nd in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 2nd in the regionTop
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Least Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 3rd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 3rd in the regionRudest Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 3rd in the regionMost Influential: 3rd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 4th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 4th in the regionNudest: 5th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, Alexandria's main city thoroughfare has been blocked by a row of leyland cypresses that mysteriously appeared overnight.
  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Half-Milers's radio stations.
  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass".
  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home.
  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, political spontaneity takes a lot of planning.
  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume.
  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, the government funds large training centres to turn Archies into functioning members of society.
  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, factories place endangered birds in their rafters in pursuit of government protections.
  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, military officials are questioning the policy of ceding the nation's territory in exchange for promises not to invade it.
  • : Following new legislation in Half-Milers, solving crossword puzzles requires fluency in at least five languages.

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