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The Borderlands of DeadMemes

“Eh, could be worse” Quinn

Category: Left-wing Utopia
Civil Rights:
Superb
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
World Benchmark

Regional Influence: Unproven

Location: Lazarus

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DeadMemes

Population1.181 billion

CapitalCapybaraIsla
LeaderQuinn

CurrencyDabloons
AnimalCapybara

The Borderlands of DeadMemes is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Quinn with a fair hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.181 billion DeadMemesians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of CapybaraIsla. The average income tax rate is 45.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The DeadMemesian economy, worth 68.7 trillion Dabloons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 58,186 Dabloons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape, going on a diet invalidates your passport, religion is strictly forbidden within school grounds, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. DeadMemes's national animal is the Capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

DeadMemes is ranked 77,840th in the world and 4,332nd in Lazarus for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 100.7 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

Top
5%
Most Influential: 6,204thMost Pacifist: 10,153rdHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 13,203rdSafest: 14,018thTop
10%
Most Cheerful Citizens: 15,771stMost Valuable International Artwork: 15,889thMost Secular: 22,988thNicest Citizens: 24,677thLargest Welfare Programs: 25,030thMost Inclusive: 26,014thMost Income Equality: 28,597th
Top
5%
Most Influential: 117th in the regionMost Politically Free: 442nd in the regionTop
10%
Most Pacifist: 584th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 694th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 749th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 823rd in the regionSafest: 824th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 989th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 1,109th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : DeadMemes's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : DeadMemes was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : DeadMemes altered its national flag.
  • : Following new legislation in DeadMemes, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one.
  • : Following new legislation in DeadMemes, religion is strictly forbidden within school grounds.
  • : Following new legislation in DeadMemes, going on a diet invalidates your passport.
  • : DeadMemes changed its national leader to "Quinn".
  • : DeadMemes was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : DeadMemes ceased to exist in The South Pacific.
  • : DeadMemes was endorsed by The Allied States of The Lombard League.

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