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Rudest Citizens: 256thHighest Crime Rates: 287thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 329th
The Half Holy Maroon Oligarchy of
Anarchy
You can’t have a black market if everything is legal
Oligarch Maestro
Influence
Hatchling
Region
Civil Rights
Frightening
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
World Benchmark

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Pelariac

Population8.522 billion

CapitalPirouline
LeaderOligarch Maestro

CurrencyPelarcian
AnimalPenguin

The Half Holy Maroon Oligarchy of Pelariac is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Oligarch Maestro with a fair hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 8.522 billion Pelariacians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Industry, with Defense and Administration also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pirouline. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Pelariacian economy, worth a remarkable 2,173 trillion Pelarcians a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 255,028 Pelarcians, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,597,507 per year while the poor average 17,255, a ratio of 92.6 to 1.

Witnesses have to run a gauntlet of mob enforcers to testify at trials, the media seems excessively interested in what Oligarch Maestro is wearing this season, the flesh-eating lost souls that wander at night serve as a major tourist attraction (Pelariac has found 9 easter eggs), and fake revenge can be served either cold or hot. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pelariac's national animal is the Penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Pelariac is ranked 274,070th in the world and 9,503rd in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 9.30720237672 days.

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Rudest Citizens: 256thHighest Crime Rates: 287thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 329thMost Armed: 336thMost Avoided: 405thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 448thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 532ndFattest Citizens: 610thLargest Retail Industry: 613thLargest Gambling Industry: 825thHighest Disposable Incomes: 961stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,160thMost Rebellious Youth: 1,786thMost Valuable International Artwork: 2,314thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2,471stTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 3,162ndLargest Insurance Industry: 3,223rdHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 4,169thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,576thMost Corrupt Governments: 4,997thHighest Average Incomes: 5,010thMost Scientifically Advanced: 5,142ndHighest Drug Use: 5,566thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 5,725thLargest Agricultural Sector: 9,255thMost Secular: 9,576thLargest Information Technology Sector: 9,831stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 10,297thHighest Economic Output: 11,034thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 11,067thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 11,224thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 11,380thSmartest Citizens: 14,358thTop
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Nudest: 15,898thLargest Publishing Industry: 19,435thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 20,028thMost Pro-Market: 23,379thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 24,860thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 25,166thMost Extreme: 28,214th
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Rudest Citizens: 7th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 9th in the regionMost Avoided: 11th in the regionMost Armed: 11th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 12th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 13th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 15th in the regionFattest Citizens: 22nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 32nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 41st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 47th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 70th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 80th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 88th in the regionTop
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Most Pro-Market: 108th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 121st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 125th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 138th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 183rd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 204th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 228th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 238th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 238th in the regionMost Extreme: 260th in the regionMost Politically Free: 267th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 276th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 368th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 372nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 515th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 524th in the regionTop
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 545th in the regionMost Secular: 555th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 559th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 609th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 688th in the regionNudest: 733rd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 872nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,053rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Pelariac, fake revenge can be served either cold or hot.
  • : Following new legislation in Pelariac, the flesh-eating lost souls that wander at night serve as a major tourist attraction (Pelariac has found 9 easter eggs).
  • : Following new legislation in Pelariac, the media seems excessively interested in what Oligarch Maestro is wearing this season.
  • : Following new legislation in Pelariac, witnesses have to run a gauntlet of mob enforcers to testify at trials.
  • : Pelariac was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme.
  • : Following new legislation in Pelariac, Pelariac has become a gigantic dustbowl filled with tourists and mean desperados.
  • : Following new legislation in Pelariac, voter turnout for the election of the Junior Assistant for Non-Digital Media Strategies has been unsurprisingly low.
  • : Following new legislation in Pelariac, a flying elephant and Oligarch Maestro share the same nickname.
  • : Following new legislation in Pelariac, an online tea-bagging epidemic is getting worse and (meta)worse.
  • : Pelariac's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".

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