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The Nomadic Peoples of Ludewa

“Ukimwiga tembo kunya utapasuka mkundu.”

Category: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights:
Very Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Good

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: The East Pacific

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Ludewa

Population38.3 billion

Capitalbob
Leaderbob
FaithAtheism

Currencythought
Animalanimalcule

The Nomadic Peoples of Ludewa is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by bob with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, ban on automobiles, and complete absence of social welfare. The compassionate, humorless population of 38.3 billion Ludewans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The relatively small, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of bob. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ludewan economy, worth an astonishing 18,317 trillion thoughts 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, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Book Publishing, 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 amazing 478,268 thoughts, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, bemused schoolkids colour in their favourite quadratic equations with crayons, a blood-red mark on the doorframe means a building must be passed over for destruction, and Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to bob to enjoy their national art. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Ludewa's national animal is the animalcule, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Ludewa is ranked 102nd in the world and 4th in The East Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 842 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Largest Information Technology Sector: 4thMost Secular: 7thSmartest Citizens: 8thMost Scientifically Advanced: 21stMost Inclusive: 74thHighest Food Quality: 77thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 88thLeast Corrupt Governments: 92ndMost Cultured: 102ndLargest Publishing Industry: 138thHighest Poor Incomes: 167thHighest Economic Output: 176thMost Beautiful Environments: 218thHealthiest Citizens: 338thMost Advanced Public Education: 523rdMost Stationary: 524thHighest Average Incomes: 545thMost Developed: 571stLongest Average Lifespans: 603rdHighest Crime Rates: 622ndLargest Governments: 780thMost Pacifist: 808thMost Efficient Economies: 899thMost Valuable International Artwork: 910thMost Rebellious Youth: 1,015thRudest Citizens: 1,468thMost Compassionate Citizens: 1,490thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1,674thLargest Populations: 1,767thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,909thTop
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Largest Black Market: 3,571stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 3,836thHighest Average Tax Rates: 6,114thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 6,179thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,062ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,591stMost Subsidized Industry: 8,754thMost Armed: 12,014thMost Influential: 13,071stTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 20,031stMost Income Equality: 22,123rdMost World Assembly Endorsements: 23,920th
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Most Secular: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 2nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 2nd in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 2nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 3rd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 3rd in the regionMost Cultured: 4th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 4th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 5th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 5th in the regionMost Stationary: 7th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 8th in the regionLargest Populations: 10th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 11th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 11th in the regionMost Developed: 13th in the regionMost Pacifist: 13th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 13th in the regionLargest Governments: 13th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 13th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 13th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 16th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 22nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 27th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 39th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 40th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 42nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 51st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 53rd in the regionTop
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 89th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 96th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 104th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 148th in the regionMost Armed: 171st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 215th in the regionTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 387th in the regionMost Influential: 480th in the regionMost Income Equality: 512th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 551st in the regionNudest: 570th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to bob to enjoy their national art.
  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, a blood-red mark on the doorframe means a building must be passed over for destruction.
  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, bemused schoolkids colour in their favourite quadratic equations with crayons.
  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls.
  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, the media seems excessively interested in what bob is wearing this season.
  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law.
  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, electricity company executives pray nightly to Zeus and Thor.
  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, adults pretending to be teenage girls claim to have wholesome motives.
  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, on-call doctors who check their pagers during movies are banned from cinemas for life.
  • : Following new legislation in Ludewa, undergrads find their professors' mushroom experiments less psychedelic than expected.

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