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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 5thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 6thMost Advanced Public Transport: 14th
The People's Republic of
Democratic Socialists
Strength through Adversity
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Below Average

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Varayusha

Population31.251 billion

CapitalUnderwarren Prime
Leaderthe Underlord
Faithloyalty to the State

Currencytoggle-bolt
Animalicefang

The People's Republic of Varayusha is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Underlord with an even hand, and remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, digital currency, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 31.251 billion Varayushans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Healthcare, and Environment are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Underwarren Prime. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Varayushan economy, worth an astonishing 22,972 trillion toggle-bolts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is a breathtaking 735,082 toggle-bolts, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy, the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, and tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Varayusha's national animal is the icefang, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is loyalty to the State.

Varayusha is ranked 85th in the world and 3rd in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 45,626.75 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 5thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 6thMost Advanced Public Transport: 14thHighest Poor Incomes: 22ndLargest Black Market: 26thHighest Average Tax Rates: 40thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 49thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 54thLargest Governments: 57thHighest Average Incomes: 83rdMost Advanced Public Education: 85thHighest Economic Output: 86thLowest Crime Rates: 86thMost Subsidized Industry: 90thMost Corrupt Governments: 131stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 184thMost Patriotic: 216thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 225thMost Developed: 295thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 303rdLongest Average Lifespans: 319thMost Stationary: 466thLargest Information Technology Sector: 564thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 608thLargest Welfare Programs: 670thMost Beautiful Environments: 714thMost Cultured: 771stSmartest Citizens: 772ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 882ndMost Efficient Economies: 1,102ndLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,310thLargest Mining Sector: 1,366thHighest Food Quality: 1,517thMost Devout: 1,683rdHealthiest Citizens: 1,965thTop
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Most Inclusive: 3,058thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3,539thLargest Populations: 3,734thRudest Citizens: 5,812thMost Valuable International Artwork: 5,899thLargest Publishing Industry: 6,534thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 11,196thMost Influential: 12,904thTop
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Most Income Equality: 17,936thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 18,084th
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Largest Governments: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 3rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 4th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 4th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 6th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 10th in the regionMost Developed: 11th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 12th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 13th in the regionMost Stationary: 13th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 15th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 15th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 16th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 17th in the regionMost Cultured: 21st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 21st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 22nd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 22nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 28th in the regionMost Devout: 33rd in the regionLargest Populations: 34th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 42nd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 48th in the regionTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 58th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 87th in the regionMost Inclusive: 88th in the regionRudest Citizens: 134th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 162nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 184th in the regionTop
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Most Income Equality: 376th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Varayusha was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education, Largest Black Market, Most Developed, Highest Average Incomes, and Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Following new legislation in Varayusha, tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects.
  • : Varayusha was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Varayusha, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them.
  • : Following new legislation in Varayusha, the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air.
  • : Following new legislation in Varayusha, people seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy.
  • : Following new legislation in Varayusha, drug lords often avoid prison time by teaching "chemistry" classes to underprivileged youth.
  • : Following new legislation in Varayusha, failed genetic experiments wreak havoc as they roam the countryside.
  • : Following new legislation in Varayusha, the carbon tax fund gladly supplies warm blankets when the poor can't pay their heating bills.
  • : Following new legislation in Varayusha, children's TV shows are having a gay old time.

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