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The Rustling Leaves of New Kvenland

“The bycatch of history”

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

Regional Influence: Newcomer

Location: Lazarus

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New Kvenland

Population18.954 billion

CapitalBrödstad
LeaderPeople's Commissary Tova Olthuis
FaithSarkicism

Currencylabor voucher
Animalcaribou

The Rustling Leaves of New Kvenland is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by People's Commissary Tova Olthuis with a fair hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, state-planned economy, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 18.954 billion New Kvenlanders 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 enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brödstad. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient New Kvenlander economy, worth a remarkable 3,428 trillion labor vouchers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 180,906 labor vouchers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's a comma comma comma comma comma rebellion, only lightning has a chance of striking People's Commissary Tova Olthuis twice, judicial torture is outsourced overseas, and increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times. Crime is totally unknown. New Kvenland's national animal is the caribou, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sarkicism.

New Kvenland is ranked 13,531st in the world and 724th in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 8,581.41 on the Gilded Widget Scale.

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1%
Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 717thMost Advanced Public Education: 857thLargest Welfare Programs: 879thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 977thLeast Corrupt Governments: 1,033rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,051stHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,127thMost Pacifist: 1,185thSafest: 1,449thMost Compassionate Citizens: 1,473rdNicest Citizens: 1,526thMost Inclusive: 1,575thMost Beautiful Environments: 1,632ndMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,690thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,784thBest Weather: 1,914thHighest Food Quality: 1,959thMost Developed: 1,971stLongest Average Lifespans: 2,430thMost Cheerful Citizens: 2,494thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 2,610thLargest Governments: 2,659thSmartest Citizens: 2,826thTop
5%
Healthiest Citizens: 2,921stMost Rebellious Youth: 3,191stMost Cultured: 3,345thLowest Crime Rates: 4,460thHighest Poor Incomes: 5,578thLargest Publishing Industry: 5,683rdHighest Economic Output: 6,091stMost Scientifically Advanced: 10,177thLargest Information Technology Sector: 10,422ndMost Subsidized Industry: 13,531stHighest Average Incomes: 13,691stTop
10%
Largest Populations: 18,401stMost Secular: 18,592ndMost Efficient Economies: 19,551stMost Income Equality: 26,983rd
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1%
Largest Welfare Programs: 19th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 24th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 24th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 30th in the regionMost Pacifist: 32nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 35th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 37th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 38th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 41st in the regionNicest Citizens: 43rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 44th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 58th in the regionSafest: 65th in the regionBest Weather: 65th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 65th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 71st in the regionMost Developed: 79th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 104th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 105th in the regionLargest Governments: 105th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 108th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 109th in the regionTop
5%
Smartest Citizens: 118th in the regionMost Cultured: 134th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 145th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 168th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 263rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 263rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 273rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 386th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 412th in the regionTop
10%
Largest Information Technology Sector: 582nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 588th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 605th in the regionLargest Populations: 652nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 724th in the regionMost Income Equality: 1,007th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1,033rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : New Kvenland was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Developed, Highest Food Quality, Most Inclusive, Most Beautiful Environments, and Highest Foreign Aid Spending.
  • : New Kvenland was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : New Kvenland's influence in Lazarus rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : New Kvenland's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : New Kvenland's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : New Kvenland was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : New Kvenland ceased to exist in Balder.
  • : New Kvenland was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Zombies, Most Survivors, and Most Dead.
  • : Following new legislation in New Kvenland, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times.
  • : Following new legislation in New Kvenland, judicial torture is outsourced overseas.

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