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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,153rdMost Influential: 3,268thMost Devout: 6,807th
The United Socialist States of
Democratic Socialists
My name is Gustavo, but you can call me Gus.
Gustavo Fring
Influence
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Civil Rights
Some
Economy
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Political Freedom
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Samenith

Population4.222 billion

CapitalLos Pollos Hermanos
LeaderGustavo Fring
FaithGnosticism

CurrencyCarbon tetrachloride
Animalwolf

The United Socialist States of Samenith is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Gustavo Fring with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 4.222 billion Samenithians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Los Pollos Hermanos. The average income tax rate is 84.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Samenithian economy, worth 403 trillion Carbon tetrachlorides 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 major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 95,581 Carbon tetrachlorides, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, the Department of Reduction of Bureaucratic Red Tape has set up a working committee to investigate its own excessive paperwork, maintaining economic growth is no laughing matter, and cults that offer eternal life after death to those who follow a self-sacrificing saviour are frowned upon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Samenith's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Gnosticism.

Samenith is ranked 118,520th in the world and 2,100th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,158.8 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,153rdTop
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Most Influential: 3,268thMost Devout: 6,807thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 8,231stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,781stBest Weather: 13,208thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 13,931stLongest Average Lifespans: 14,506thTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 14,747thSafest: 15,249thHealthiest Citizens: 16,301stLargest Welfare Programs: 17,534thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 18,274thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 19,079thMost Beautiful Environments: 19,455thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 20,097thMost Compassionate Citizens: 20,291stLowest Crime Rates: 20,869thNicest Citizens: 24,291stMost Developed: 24,972ndLargest Governments: 26,519thMost Subsidized Industry: 26,600thLargest Publishing Industry: 27,233rdHighest Poor Incomes: 28,451st
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Most Devout: 116th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 177th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 304th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 331st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 336th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 350th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 354th in the regionMost Influential: 375th in the regionBest Weather: 387th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 405th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 418th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 422nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 423rd in the regionSafest: 429th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 460th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 512th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 514th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 519th in the regionLargest Governments: 534th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Samenith was endorsed by The Empire of Meglomania.
  • : Samenith was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements, the Top 5% for Most Influential, and the Top 10% for Most Developed, Highest Food Quality, and Most Beautiful Environments.
  • : Samenith was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Samenith was endorsed by The Republic of Amerikanisches Imperium.
  • : Samenith was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Following new legislation in Samenith, cults that offer eternal life after death to those who follow a self-sacrificing saviour are frowned upon.
  • : Following new legislation in Samenith, maintaining economic growth is no laughing matter.
  • : Following new legislation in Samenith, the Department of Reduction of Bureaucratic Red Tape has set up a working committee to investigate its own excessive paperwork.
  • : Samenith voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Pre-Packaged Food Labels".
  • : Samenith was endorsed by The Holy Empire of SharttingToepia.

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