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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 2,416thMost Cheerful Citizens: 3,094thHealthiest Citizens: 3,780th
The Sultanate of
Father Knows Best State
in omnia paratus
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Goldbergya

Population4.841 billion

CapitalBlackFord
LeaderGalahad

CurrencyBitcoins
AnimalFalcon

The Sultanate of Goldbergya is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Galahad with an iron fist, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, complete lack of prisons, and triple-decker prams. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 4.841 billion Goldbergyans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of BlackFord. The average income tax rate is 69.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Goldbergyan economy, worth 764 trillion Bitcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 157,920 Bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The nation refuses to provide international aid, sections of the police receive paramilitary training, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, and the government's suicide hotline now redirects callers to local tax lawyers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goldbergya's national animal is the Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Goldbergya is ranked 8,470th in the world and 194th in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 104.51 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 2,416thTop
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Most Cheerful Citizens: 3,094thHealthiest Citizens: 3,780thBest Weather: 4,102ndLongest Average Lifespans: 5,242ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 6,061stSafest: 6,748thNicest Citizens: 6,950thLargest Agricultural Sector: 6,959thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 7,345thMost Devout: 8,386thLargest Publishing Industry: 8,447thLowest Crime Rates: 8,470thMost Compassionate Citizens: 8,574thMost Pacifist: 9,757thMost Cultured: 10,931stLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 12,937thSmartest Citizens: 14,737thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 16,309thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 18,520thMost Efficient Economies: 21,215thLargest Governments: 21,283rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 24,071stMost Advanced Public Transport: 24,454thLargest Welfare Programs: 27,471st
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 65th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 73rd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 95th in the regionBest Weather: 116th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 142nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 145th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 150th in the regionMost Devout: 151st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 163rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 194th in the regionNicest Citizens: 202nd in the regionSafest: 207th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 216th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 247th in the regionMost Cultured: 264th in the regionTop
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Most Pacifist: 297th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 352nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 376th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 389th in the regionLargest Governments: 416th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 416th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 428th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 517th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 563rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Goldbergya voted for the World Assembly Resolution "On International Foolish Behavior".
  • : Goldbergya was endorsed by The Holy Empire of SharttingToepia.
  • : Following new legislation in Goldbergya, the government's suicide hotline now redirects callers to local tax lawyers.
  • : Following new legislation in Goldbergya, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash.
  • : Goldbergya was endorsed by The United States of Poguelands.
  • : Following new legislation in Goldbergya, sections of the police receive paramilitary training.
  • : Following new legislation in Goldbergya, the nation refuses to provide international aid.
  • : Following new legislation in Goldbergya, some members of Parliament are illiterate.
  • : Goldbergya was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Father Knows Best State".
  • : Following new legislation in Goldbergya, graffiti graces every city's streets.

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