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The Sanduaguo Stan of Purple Hyacinth

“The place for the pleasantly purple people of peace.” The High Hyacinth

Category: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights:
Excellent
Economy:
Thriving
Political Freedoms:
Excellent

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: the South Pacific

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Purple Hyacinth

Population8.313 billion

CapitalThe City of the Prancing Petals
LeaderThe High Hyacinth
FaithHyacult

Currencyfragrant flower
Animalflower-eating menace

The Sanduaguo Stan of Purple Hyacinth is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by The High Hyacinth with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.313 billion Purple Hyacinthians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The City of the Prancing Petals. The average income tax rate is 90.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Purple Hyacinthian economy, worth 592 trillion fragrant flowers a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 71,258 fragrant flowers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Purple Hyacinthians incessantly needle their doctors for relief, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, all the playground's a stage for Purple Hyacinthian schoolchildren, and a government program is underway to revitalize Purple Hyacinth's beaches. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Purple Hyacinth's national animal is the flower-eating menace, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Hyacult.

Purple Hyacinth is ranked 17,843rd in the world and 464th in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 95 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Largest Welfare Programs: 3,391stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,912thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,174thMost Valuable International Artwork: 4,950thLeast Corrupt Governments: 5,413thMost Advanced Public Transport: 8,069thMost Compassionate Citizens: 9,419thNicest Citizens: 9,458thMost Pacifist: 9,697thBest Weather: 9,832ndLongest Average Lifespans: 10,260thHighest Average Tax Rates: 10,969thMost Inclusive: 11,054thMost Cheerful Citizens: 11,842ndHighest Food Quality: 12,109thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 12,307thHealthiest Citizens: 13,130thSafest: 13,612thMost Influential: 13,710thMost Beautiful Environments: 13,725thTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 16,322ndMost Cultured: 17,843rdMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 17,960thMost Secular: 21,267thMost Income Equality: 28,105thSmartest Citizens: 28,188thLargest Governments: 29,768th
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Largest Welfare Programs: 86th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 95th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 120th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 138th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 152nd in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 163rd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 259th in the regionNicest Citizens: 273rd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 277th in the regionBest Weather: 284th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 286th in the regionMost Pacifist: 292nd in the regionTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 308th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 326th in the regionMost Inclusive: 330th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 332nd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 342nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 356th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 381st in the regionSafest: 388th in the regionMost Cultured: 464th in the regionMost Secular: 465th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 511th in the regionLargest Populations: 553rd in the region

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