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The Inactive Flock of New Birblands

“Stand up birbs and stand against the doggos!”

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

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: The East Pacific

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New Birblands

Population12.934 billion

CapitalBirblin
LeaderBirbrul
FaithChirpism

Currencybirbseed
Animalbirb

The Inactive Flock of New Birblands is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Birbrul with an iron fist, and remarkable for its triple-decker prams, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 12.934 billion birbs 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 large, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, although Healthcare, Education, and Industry are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Birblin. The average income tax rate is 67.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient birblandic economy, worth a remarkable 1,277 trillion birbseeds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 98,761 birbseeds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Hotels often double as quarantine zones, children deemed 'disorderly' or otherwise unfit for public schools are shipped off to military academies, school uniforms are compulsory, and travel bureaus double as recruiting centers for national intelligence agencies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Birblands's national animal is the birb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Chirpism.

New Birblands is ranked 254,194th in the world and 4,434th in The East Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -7.07 on the Clooney Contribution Index.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 3,878thMost Influential: 7,234thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7,741stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 10,192ndLargest Black Market: 12,289thTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 14,852ndMost Beautiful Environments: 16,794thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 18,174thMost Developed: 19,633rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 19,731stHighest Economic Output: 22,314thMost Devout: 23,450thBest Weather: 24,222ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 24,894thLongest Average Lifespans: 26,204thMost Corrupt Governments: 26,284thMost Patriotic: 26,508thMost Advanced Public Education: 28,582nd
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Largest Black Market: 94th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 115th in the regionTop
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Largest Populations: 250th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 268th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 289th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 293rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 315th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 337th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 348th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 375th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 381st in the regionMost Devout: 397th in the regionMost Patriotic: 410th in the regionMost Influential: 412th in the regionMost Armed: 415th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 443rd in the regionMost Developed: 464th in the region

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