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The Free Land of The Free Land

“Free=mc^2”

Category: Capitalist Paradise
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Excellent

Regional Influence: Squire

Location: Mitteleuropa

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The Free Land

Population4.799 billion

CapitalGoogle Docs
LeaderGeneral Representative

Currencyland
Animalsalamander

The Free Land of The Free Land is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by General Representative with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, aversion to nipples, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 4.799 billion Free Landers are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Industry and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Google Docs. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Free Landian economy, worth 651 trillion lands a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 135,739 lands, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,232,145 per year while the poor average 1,733, a ratio of 710 to 1.

Hackers post hourly updates on international summits, street preachers sell salvation with a side order of shame on every corner, diabetics find the contents of their medications hard to stomach, and vacationers and business travelers are often warned that they may lose the right to vote if they spend too much time overseas. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. The Free Land's national animal is the salamander, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

The Free Land is ranked 31,897th in the world and 29th in Mitteleuropa for Most Cultured, scoring 80 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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1%
Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 504thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,740thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,796thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,808thHighest Crime Rates: 2,085thFattest Citizens: 2,369thRudest Citizens: 2,547thMost Avoided: 3,173rdTop
5%
Highest Disposable Incomes: 4,063rdMost Armed: 4,722ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,773rdLargest Gambling Industry: 6,075thLargest Retail Industry: 8,241stLargest Mining Sector: 8,447thMost Rebellious Youth: 9,255thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 11,830thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14,247thMost Devout: 14,282ndTop
10%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 18,490thMost Ignorant Citizens: 18,639thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 20,092ndMost Pro-Market: 26,892ndMost Cultured: 31,897thHighest Average Incomes: 31,956thLargest Insurance Industry: 33,365th
Top
5%
Most Stationary: 2nd in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 3rd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 6th in the regionFattest Citizens: 6th in the regionMost Avoided: 6th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 7th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 8th in the regionRudest Citizens: 8th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 8th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8th in the regionTop
10%
Most Pro-Market: 10th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 10th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 10th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 10th in the regionMost Devout: 12th in the regionMost Armed: 12th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 12th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 13th in the regionLargest Populations: 14th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 15th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 15th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 18th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Free Land was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Cultured.
  • : Following new legislation in The Free Land, vacationers and business travelers are often warned that they may lose the right to vote if they spend too much time overseas.
  • : The Free Land was reclassified from "Corporate Bordello" to "Capitalist Paradise".
  • : Following new legislation in The Free Land, diabetics find the contents of their medications hard to stomach.
  • : Following new legislation in The Free Land, street preachers sell salvation with a side order of shame on every corner.
  • : Following new legislation in The Free Land, hackers post hourly updates on international summits.
  • : Following new legislation in The Free Land, fire stations and hospitals can't deploy emergency vehicles because badly parked cars block them in.
  • : The Free Land was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Incomes.
  • : The Free Land was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Insurance Industry.
  • : Following new legislation in The Free Land, a popular Free Landian saying is 'wishing upon a fallen jet engine'.

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