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The Most Serene Republic of Rent-a-Nation

“This space for rent!”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Instigator

Location: The ProcrastiNations

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Rent-a-Nation

Population26.203 billion

Faitha major religion

Currencycoin
Animalschmuck

The Most Serene Republic of Rent-a-Nation is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, enslaved workforce, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 26.203 billion Rent-a-Nationians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Industry, and Public Transport. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 90.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Rent-a-Nationian economy, worth a remarkable 3,028 trillion coins a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, extremely specialized black market in Information Technology. 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 an impressive 115,577 coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 404,119 per year while the poor average 24,022, a ratio of 16.8 to 1.

The army consists of only generals and grunts, women mime their gynaecological symptoms with hand-puppets, groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol, and toast never burns but always has a weird chemical taste. Crime is a problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Rent-a-Nation's national animal is the schmuck, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is a major religion.

Rent-a-Nation is ranked 275,477th in the world and 12th in The ProcrastiNations for Most Stationary, with 8.87761931832 days.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 52ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 101stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 429thLargest Black Market: 1,365thMost Subsidized Industry: 1,621stTop
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Nudest: 3,781stMost Ignorant Citizens: 4,054thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 5,380thMost Avoided: 5,505thLargest Populations: 6,842ndHighest Economic Output: 7,149thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8,575thMost Influential: 9,122ndMost Corrupt Governments: 9,863rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 10,186thLargest Welfare Programs: 13,483rdLongest Average Lifespans: 14,139thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 14,201stTop
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Most Conservative: 18,715thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 20,637thLargest Governments: 28,638th
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the region

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