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The Eternal Misfortune of Pencil Sharpeners 2

Pencil Sharpeners 2 was Commended by Security Council Resolution # 362

“Stop Reading My Motto!”

Category: Compulsory Consumerist State
Civil Rights:
Average
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Squire

Location: the South Pacific

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Pencil Sharpeners 2

Population20.242 billion

CapitalPandapolis
LeaderPanda Protector
FaithAmerionism

CurrencyPencil shaving
AnimalPencil

The Eternal Misfortune of Pencil Sharpeners 2 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Panda Protector with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 20.242 billion Pencil Sharpeners Twice are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pandapolis. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Pencil Sharpeners Twice economy, worth an astonishing 25,015 trillion Pencil shavings a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 1,235,831 Pencil shavings, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 9,772,706 per year while the poor average 38,120, a ratio of 256 to 1.

Wealthy Pencil Sharpeners Twice never seem to hear the doorbell, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, Pencil Sharpeners Twice companies generally just fire employees in lieu of giving them vacation, and minefields are being deployed along the border to discourage potential emigrants from trying to leave. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pencil Sharpeners 2's national animal is the Pencil, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Amerionism.

Pencil Sharpeners 2 is ranked 79th in the world and 2nd in the South Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 27,871.5 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.

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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 2ndHighest Average Incomes: 5thMost Efficient Economies: 8thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 9thLargest Retail Industry: 9thMost Subsidized Industry: 16thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 17thMost Scientifically Advanced: 23rdLargest Gambling Industry: 24thMost Armed: 26thLargest Black Market: 32ndMost Corrupt Governments: 33rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 45thFattest Citizens: 47thMost Secular: 50thHighest Crime Rates: 50thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 50thMost Avoided: 53rdLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 55thLargest Information Technology Sector: 60thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 61stLargest Mining Sector: 64thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 71stHighest Economic Output: 72ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 79thMost Patriotic: 79thLargest Agricultural Sector: 90thRudest Citizens: 92ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 98thLargest Governments: 98thMost Rebellious Youth: 122ndSmartest Citizens: 170thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 183rdLargest Insurance Industry: 203rdMost World Assembly Endorsements: 244thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 245thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 258thMost Cultured: 269thMost Advanced Public Transport: 306thLargest Publishing Industry: 313thMost Advanced Public Education: 632ndMost Influential: 1,019thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,354thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,426thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,181stTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 3,515thMost Stationary: 4,989thMost Valuable International Artwork: 5,293rdLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 9,519thTop
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Largest Populations: 17,963rd
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Most Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Avoided: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 2nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3rd in the regionMost Armed: 3rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 3rd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 3rd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Governments: 3rd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 4th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 4th in the regionMost Secular: 4th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 4th in the regionRudest Citizens: 5th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 5th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 5th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7th in the regionMost Cultured: 7th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 13th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 25th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 25th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 30th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 45th in the regionTop
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Most Influential: 55th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 98th in the regionMost Stationary: 100th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 160th in the regionLargest Populations: 175th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 229th in the regionTop
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Nudest: 495th in the region

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