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The YOU'RE FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE of Honk if you like fending

“How's my fending? Call 1-800-FENDAS-4-U”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Powerhouse
Political Freedoms:
Below Average

Regional Influence: Squire

Location: Stereo Hearts

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Honk if you like fending

Population7.354 billion

CapitalArtificial Solar System

Currencyws
Animalws

The YOU'RE FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE of Honk if you like fending is a colossal, genial nation, renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, zero percent divorce rate, and smutty television. The compassionate, devout population of 7.354 billion Honk if you like fendingians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Artificial Solar System. The average income tax rate is 67.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Honk if you like fendingian economy, worth 694 trillion ws 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 94,403 ws, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them, the government has cautiously opted to support women's suffrage, voting for pro-Bigtopian candidates is voluntary, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Honk if you like fending's national animal is the ws, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Honk if you like fending is ranked 200,191st in the world and 99th in Stereo Hearts for Most Stationary, with 46.96561577532 days.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 17,511thMost Patriotic: 18,358thHealthiest Citizens: 21,537thSafest: 21,865thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 23,586thMost Compassionate Citizens: 25,204thLongest Average Lifespans: 26,912th
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Safest: 6th in the regionNicest Citizens: 9th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 9th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 11th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas".
  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, voting for pro-Bigtopian candidates is voluntary.
  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, the government has cautiously opted to support women's suffrage.
  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them.
  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, the nationalistic national anthem inspires citizens to literally spit at foreigners.
  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Honk if you like fending flights to avoid the pay lavatories.
  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, the nanny industry has had a boom after maternity leave was recently banned.
  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, crossbow bolts fill the skies if so much as a sparrow flies overhead.
  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers.
  • : Following new legislation in Honk if you like fending, young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus.

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