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The Everlasting Eventide of Polar Night

“Pallidly white birds flew from beyond the veil”

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

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: Fjord

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Polar Night

Population10.575 billion

CapitalNunatak
LeaderObscured King
FaithCult of the Midnight Sun

Currencydusk coin
AnimalAdélie Penguin

The Everlasting Eventide of Polar Night is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Obscured King with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.575 billion Poles 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 medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nunatak. The average income tax rate is 77.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Polar Night economy, worth a remarkable 1,483 trillion dusk coins a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 140,284 dusk coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Health inspectors are seen eating black truffle fondue with their bottled water, school nurse's offices feature full-service operating suites, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong, and abattoirs are struggling with the directive to 'wait until the animal dies of a ripe old age'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Polar Night's national animal is the Adélie Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Cult of the Midnight Sun.

Polar Night is ranked 12,082nd in the world and 7th in Fjord for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,620.95 on the Clooney Contribution Index.

Top
1%
Least Corrupt Governments: 2,437thTop
5%
Largest Publishing Industry: 3,737thMost Cheerful Citizens: 4,377thNicest Citizens: 5,060thMost Compassionate Citizens: 5,350thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 5,573rdSafest: 5,682ndMost Pacifist: 5,727thMost Secular: 7,837thHighest Food Quality: 7,868thHealthiest Citizens: 8,199thMost Cultured: 8,208thBest Weather: 8,574thLongest Average Lifespans: 8,876thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 8,981stMost Developed: 9,005thSmartest Citizens: 9,175thMost Inclusive: 9,269thMost Beautiful Environments: 9,888thHighest Poor Incomes: 10,657thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 12,082ndLargest Welfare Programs: 13,065thMost Scientifically Advanced: 13,643rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 13,972ndTop
10%
Most Advanced Public Education: 14,922ndMost Rebellious Youth: 17,163rdLowest Crime Rates: 17,532ndMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 17,736thHighest Economic Output: 18,476thMost Efficient Economies: 18,761stLargest Agricultural Sector: 20,470thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 21,237thLargest Governments: 21,364thMost Subsidized Industry: 21,836thHighest Average Tax Rates: 22,688thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 22,740thMost Advanced Public Transport: 23,366thHighest Average Incomes: 26,256thMost Income Equality: 26,549th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Polar Night was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Developed, Highest Food Quality, Most Beautiful Environments, Highest Foreign Aid Spending, and Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Polar Night was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Polar Night's influence in Fjord rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
  • : Polar Night's influence in Fjord fell from "Apprentice" to "Squire".
  • : Polar Night's influence in Fjord rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
  • : Polar Night was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Polar Night's influence in Fjord rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Following new legislation in Polar Night, abattoirs are struggling with the directive to 'wait until the animal dies of a ripe old age'.
  • : Following new legislation in Polar Night, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong.
  • : Following new legislation in Polar Night, school nurse's offices feature full-service operating suites.

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