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The Grand Tea Party of Lordeh

“May the biggest jerk win.” Clyde Frog

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

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: the Pacific

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Lordeh

Population15.831 billion

CapitalShi Tpa Town
LeaderClyde Frog
FaithScientology

CurrencySnack
AnimalClyde Frog

The Grand Tea Party of Lordeh is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Clyde Frog with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed population of 15.831 billion Buddies 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 relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Education, with Defense, Administration, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shi Tpa Town. The average income tax rate is 43.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Buddy economy, worth a remarkable 5,094 trillion Snacks 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. 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 an amazing 321,774 Snacks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

New arrivals are asked the location of the Minister of the Interior's birthmark, women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands, money grows on trees, and political scientists despair as the national mascot election eclipses all others in voter enthusiasm. Crime is totally unknown. Lordeh's national animal is the Clyde Frog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Scientology.

Lordeh is ranked 14,594th in the world and 147th in the Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 7,936.4 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

Top
1%
Largest Cheese Export Sector: 704thNudest: 848thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,193rdHighest Poor Incomes: 1,555thHighest Disposable Incomes: 2,124thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,130thHighest Average Incomes: 2,356thLargest Publishing Industry: 2,473rdMost Cultured: 2,548thRudest Citizens: 2,582ndLargest Black Market: 2,776thHighest Food Quality: 2,839thTop
5%
Most Rebellious Youth: 2,981stSmartest Citizens: 3,121stMost Inclusive: 3,221stHighest Economic Output: 3,286thMost Developed: 3,772ndMost Beautiful Environments: 3,784thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 4,558thLargest Retail Industry: 5,027thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 5,554thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6,811thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,648thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7,655thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 8,304thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 8,364thLargest Governments: 9,852ndLargest Agricultural Sector: 10,482ndLongest Average Lifespans: 10,536thMost Advanced Public Education: 10,764thMost Efficient Economies: 11,433rdMost Secular: 12,433rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 12,466thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 13,915thTop
10%
Largest Gambling Industry: 14,594thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 17,053rdMost Armed: 18,868thHealthiest Citizens: 22,263rdMost Corrupt Governments: 22,782ndMost Patriotic: 23,528thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 23,630thLargest Populations: 24,679thMost Valuable International Artwork: 27,354thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 28,561st
Top
1%
Nudest: 8th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 18th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 29th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 31st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 36th in the regionLargest Black Market: 40th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Information Technology Sector: 43rd in the regionRudest Citizens: 45th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 54th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 58th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 59th in the regionMost Cultured: 59th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 62nd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 65th in the regionMost Inclusive: 74th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 76th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 78th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 80th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 81st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 84th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 87th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 97th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 98th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 103rd in the regionMost Developed: 104th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 110th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 129th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 142nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 147th in the regionMost Armed: 154th in the regionLargest Populations: 172nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 185th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 187th in the regionTop
10%
Largest Governments: 214th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 220th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 228th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 246th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 251st in the regionMost Secular: 264th in the regionMost Patriotic: 295th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 323rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 323rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 393rd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 403rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Lordeh was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market, Highest Disposable Incomes, Most Scientifically Advanced, Highest Average Incomes, and Highest Food Quality.
  • : Lordeh was endorsed by The Sphurarchy of Marinas Island.
  • : Lordeh was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Lordeh was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth and the Top 10% for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Lordeh was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
  • : Lordeh voted for the World Assembly Resolution "On International Foolish Behavior".
  • : Lordeh voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Police Accountability Act".
  • : Following new legislation in Lordeh, political scientists despair as the national mascot election eclipses all others in voter enthusiasm.
  • : Following new legislation in Lordeh, money grows on trees.
  • : Following new legislation in Lordeh, women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands.

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