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The Nomadic Peoples of Rambler5

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Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Very Good
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
Very Good

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: LunarPunk

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Rambler5

Population20.962 billion

CurrencyShiny Green Things
AnimalSpider

The Nomadic Peoples of Rambler5 is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 20.962 billion Rambler5ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Public Transport, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 38.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Rambler5ian economy, worth 805 trillion Shiny Green Things a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 38,406 Shiny Green Things, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Leader has just been declared ruler of Rambler5 in an international press conference, Rambler5 has designated Rambler5 City as its capital city, the government is reining in public spending, and scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Rambler5's national animal is the Spider, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Rambler5 is ranked 97,546th in the world and 125th in LunarPunk for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,934.03 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 9,615thTop
10%
Largest Populations: 15,086thMost Advanced Public Transport: 21,037thMost Valuable International Artwork: 23,465thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 24,719th
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Largest Populations: 1st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 3rd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3rd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 4th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 5th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 8th in the regionTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 15th in the regionLargest Black Market: 18th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 20th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 22nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Rambler5 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Foreign Aid Spending and Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Rambler5 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Rambler5's influence in LunarPunk rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
  • : Rambler5 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Rambler5's influence in LunarPunk rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Rambler5's influence in LunarPunk fell from "Squire" to "Page".
  • : Rambler5's influence in LunarPunk rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Rambler5's influence in LunarPunk fell from "Squire" to "Page".
  • : Rambler5's influence in LunarPunk rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Rambler5's influence in LunarPunk fell from "Squire" to "Page".

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