by Max Barry

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 4,008thMost Secular: 4,162ndMost Influential: 4,689th
The Confederacy of
Corrupt Dictatorship
But the machine persists.
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Good
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Spoona

Population3.993 billion

CapitalNova Spoonigrad
LeaderThe Fabricator General

CurrencyCog
AnimalServitor

The Confederacy of Spoona is a massive, safe nation, ruled by The Fabricator General with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.993 billion Spoonans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nova Spoonigrad. The average income tax rate is 82.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Spoonan economy, worth 322 trillion Cogs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 80,747 Cogs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Judges are all-powerful, Spoonans refer to transgender people with insults instead of pronouns, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, and loudmouthed journalists are given the chop. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spoona's national animal is the Servitor, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Spoona is ranked 50,837th in the world and 780th in The East Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 38.44 kickbacks per hour.

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Most Secular: 108th in the regionMost Income Equality: 249th in the regionTop
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Most Influential: 321st in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 347th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 348th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 351st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 360th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 388th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 414th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 426th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 477th in the regionLargest Governments: 512th in the region

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