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The Legionary state of Jamstown

“Through Victory my chains are Broken.”

Category: Father Knows Best State
Civil Rights:
Very Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Eminence Grise

Location: Azure Watester Federation

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Jamstown

Population20.074 billion

CapitalCape Independence
LeaderGeneral Audrey pershing
FaithFollowers of Eria

CurrencyTaco
AnimalCat

The Legionary state of Jamstown is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by General Audrey pershing with an iron fist, and remarkable for its daily referendums, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 20.074 billion Jamstownians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cape Independence. The average income tax rate is 99.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Jamstownian economy, worth a remarkable 3,542 trillion Tacoes a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 176,489 Tacoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The media seems excessively interested in what General Audrey pershing is wearing this season, foreign leaders are advising that General Audrey pershing's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, and this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jamstown's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Followers of Eria.

Jamstown is ranked 287,885th in the world and 14th in Azure Watester Federation for Most Primitive, scoring -516.67 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

Top
1%
Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 614thMost Advanced Public Transport: 783rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,377thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,488thMost Developed: 1,692ndMost Cheerful Citizens: 1,790thLongest Average Lifespans: 1,956thMost Advanced Public Education: 1,989thBest Weather: 2,045thHealthiest Citizens: 2,080thLargest Governments: 2,110thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 2,123rdLowest Crime Rates: 2,191stMost Beautiful Environments: 2,572ndTop
5%
Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,990thSafest: 3,485thHighest Food Quality: 3,633rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3,650thNicest Citizens: 3,872ndMost Inclusive: 4,267thMost Cultured: 4,757thMost Compassionate Citizens: 4,873rdSmartest Citizens: 4,987thMost Subsidized Industry: 5,581stHighest Economic Output: 5,824thMost Scientifically Advanced: 7,374thMost Influential: 8,464thHighest Poor Incomes: 10,541stMost Patriotic: 11,241stMost Secular: 11,353rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 11,711thMost Efficient Economies: 11,991stTop
10%
Highest Average Incomes: 14,724thLargest Populations: 16,422ndMost Pacifist: 19,978thLargest Welfare Programs: 20,139thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 26,447thMost Corrupt Governments: 28,401st
Top
10%
Highest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionMost Developed: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Pacifist: 1st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1st in the regionBest Weather: 1st in the regionNicest Citizens: 1st in the regionSafest: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionMost Inclusive: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Jamstown was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education, Most Beautiful Environments, and Most Developed and the Top 5% for Most Scientifically Advanced and Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Jamstown was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Following new legislation in Jamstown, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection.
  • : Following new legislation in Jamstown, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism.
  • : Jamstown was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Jamstown was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Jamstown was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Jamstown was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Following new legislation in Jamstown, foreign leaders are advising that General Audrey pershing's letters must have gotten lost in the mail.
  • : Following new legislation in Jamstown, the media seems excessively interested in what General Audrey pershing is wearing this season.

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