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The Blue Skies of Lormistan

“כבדו את החולדות.” Abraham Bingham

Category: Civil Rights Lovefest
Civil Rights:
Frightening
Economy:
All-Consuming
Political Freedoms:
Widely Abused

Regional Influence: Negotiator

Location: Icor

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Lormistan

Population9.367 billion

Capitalעיר חופש
LeaderAbraham Bingham

CurrencyBanana
AnimalHairless Rat

The Blue Skies of Lormistan is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Abraham Bingham with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 9.367 billion Lormanis hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of עיר חופש. The average income tax rate is 40.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Lormani economy, worth a remarkable 1,028 trillion Bananas 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, broadly diversified black market in Book Publishing, Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. 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 impressive 109,754 Bananas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, interest in globalism never flags, the government has spent days debating the merits of a petition calling for a ban on sporks, and it's been a banner year for local vexillology. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Lormistan's national animal is the Hairless Rat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Lormistan is ranked 274,543rd in the world and 27th in Icor for Safest, scoring 7.56 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

Top
1%
Highest Drug Use: 415thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 1,475thTop
5%
Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 4,688thFattest Citizens: 5,325thHighest Crime Rates: 6,083rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6,976thMost Rebellious Youth: 7,122ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 7,544thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 9,977thMost Cheerful Citizens: 10,556thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 13,085thLargest Publishing Industry: 13,980thTop
10%
Nicest Citizens: 15,228thNudest: 15,540thMost Compassionate Citizens: 16,927thMost Inclusive: 16,952ndHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 18,183rdMost Armed: 20,628thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 21,149thLargest Black Market: 22,526thMost Cultured: 23,080thLargest Retail Industry: 23,698thHighest Disposable Incomes: 24,054thLargest Welfare Programs: 24,108thMost Politically Free: 24,571stHighest Food Quality: 26,728thHighest Poor Incomes: 28,660th
Top
5%
Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionTop
10%
Largest Soda Pop Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2nd in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 2nd in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Lormistan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Foreign Aid Spending and Highest Crime Rates and the Top 10% for Highest Food Quality, Highest Disposable Incomes, and Largest Black Market.
  • : Lormistan was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Lormistan's influence in Icor rose from "Minnow" to "Negotiator".
  • : Lormistan relocated from Lazarus to Icor.
  • : Lormistan was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : Lormistan ceased to exist in Icor.
  • : Lormistan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Nicest Citizens.
  • : Lormistan's influence in Icor fell from "Contender" to "Negotiator".
  • : Lormistan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Nicest Citizens.
  • : Lormistan was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.

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