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The Social Republic of Republic of La Boca

“La única verdad es la realidad”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Good

Regional Influence: Power

Location: Libertas Magna

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Republic of La Boca

Population16.54 billion

CapitalQuilmes
LeaderPrime Minister Valentín Barco
FaithEastern Orthodox Christianity

CurrencyBoquense peso convertible
AnimalDachshund

The Social Republic of Republic of La Boca is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Minister Valentín Barco with an even hand, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, humorless population of 16.54 billion Boquenses are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Quilmes. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Boquense economy, worth a remarkable 3,337 trillion Boquense peso convertibles a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 201,759 Boquense peso convertibles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, tourists outnumber citizens two to one, in court almost every witness is a hostile witness, and cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republic of La Boca's national animal is the Dachshund, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Republic of La Boca is ranked 47,075th in the world and 2nd in Libertas Magna for Most Cultured, scoring 72 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

Top
1%
Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 236thLowest Crime Rates: 318thMost Advanced Public Education: 337thHighest Average Tax Rates: 657thLargest Welfare Programs: 764thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 863rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,019thLargest Governments: 1,044thMost Developed: 1,053rdMost Pacifist: 1,080thLongest Average Lifespans: 1,135thBest Weather: 1,137thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1,234thMost Beautiful Environments: 1,491stHealthiest Citizens: 1,503rdSafest: 1,805thMost Advanced Public Transport: 2,110thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,685thHighest Poor Incomes: 2,744thMost Subsidized Industry: 3,020thTop
5%
Most Efficient Economies: 3,090thMost Inclusive: 3,166thMost Income Equality: 3,469thSmartest Citizens: 3,839thHighest Food Quality: 4,252ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,275thMost Patriotic: 4,802ndMost Compassionate Citizens: 4,981stHighest Economic Output: 6,198thNudest: 9,700thHighest Average Incomes: 9,791stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 14,502ndTop
10%
Nicest Citizens: 16,828thMost Secular: 19,015thMost Authoritarian: 20,375thMost Conservative: 21,381stLargest Populations: 22,613thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 24,011thLargest Publishing Industry: 25,075th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Republic of La Boca was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Republic of La Boca lodged a message on the Libertas Magna Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Republic of La Boca, cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high.
  • : Following new legislation in Republic of La Boca, in court almost every witness is a hostile witness.
  • : Following new legislation in Republic of La Boca, tourists outnumber citizens two to one.
  • : Republic of La Boca lodged a message on the Libertas Magna Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Republic of La Boca, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams.
  • : Following new legislation in Republic of La Boca, the only things written in the stars are arrest warrants for astrologers.
  • : Following new legislation in Republic of La Boca, Quilmes is a police state during international summits.
  • : Following new legislation in Republic of La Boca, military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives.

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