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The Democracy of Royaume des loups

“For The Greater Glory Of God”

Category: New York Times Democracy
Civil Rights:
Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Excessive

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: The North Pacific

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Royaume des loups

Population10.47 billion

CapitalLoupélia
LeaderPresident James S Grant
FaithCatholicism

CurrencyFranc
AnimalWolf

The Democracy of Royaume des loups is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by President James S Grant with a fair hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 10.47 billion Louveteaux enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, outspoken morass — prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Education, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Loupélia. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Loups economy, worth a remarkable 1,540 trillion Francs a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 147,105 Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, and returning tourists and businessmen are detained without trial if they belong to the "wrong" religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Royaume des loups's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Royaume des loups is ranked 336,063rd in the world and 5,837th in The North Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -12.39 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 889thMost Subsidized Industry: 1,000thMost Devout: 1,364thBest Weather: 2,088thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,219thHighest Average Tax Rates: 3,053rdRudest Citizens: 3,060thTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 3,488thLongest Average Lifespans: 3,515thHealthiest Citizens: 3,556thMost Influential: 3,570thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 4,513thMost Beautiful Environments: 4,902ndMost Advanced Public Education: 5,404thLargest Governments: 5,664thMost Cultured: 6,741stLargest Publishing Industry: 7,336thMost Cheerful Citizens: 7,339thMost Patriotic: 8,114thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 11,798thHighest Poor Incomes: 12,111thMost Developed: 12,120thLargest Black Market: 12,566thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 20,403rdHighest Food Quality: 20,785thSmartest Citizens: 21,527thMost Valuable International Artwork: 22,861stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 25,844thHighest Average Incomes: 26,368thMost Politically Free: 28,718thMost Corrupt Governments: 33,828th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 32nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 35th in the regionMost Devout: 43rd in the regionTop
5%
Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 104th in the regionRudest Citizens: 107th in the regionMost Politically Free: 115th in the regionBest Weather: 135th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 138th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 150th in the regionMost Patriotic: 156th in the regionLargest Black Market: 175th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 184th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 189th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 202nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 206th in the regionLargest Governments: 232nd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 258th in the regionMost Cultured: 290th in the regionTop
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Most Cheerful Citizens: 310th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 322nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 433rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 477th in the regionMost Developed: 493rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 537th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 550th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 600th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Royaume des loups was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
  • : Royaume des loups's influence in The North Pacific fell from "Page" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Royaume des loups was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Royaume des loups was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Following new legislation in Royaume des loups, returning tourists and businessmen are detained without trial if they belong to the "wrong" religion.
  • : Following new legislation in Royaume des loups, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner.
  • : Following new legislation in Royaume des loups, women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands.
  • : Following new legislation in Royaume des loups, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain.
  • : Following new legislation in Royaume des loups, paper and ink publications are subsidised by the government to keep them in the black.
  • : Following new legislation in Royaume des loups, tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects.

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