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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,280thMost Influential: 3,279thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5,592nd
The Dominion of
Father Knows Best State
Take our hand, for God will not take yours
The Democratic Tyrant
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Solek

Population9.024 billion

CapitalSavareen
LeaderThe Democratic Tyrant
FaithGwent

CurrencyMombuck
AnimalRed Panda

The Dominion of Solek is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by The Democratic Tyrant with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, prohibition of alcohol, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 9.024 billion Solekians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Savareen. The average income tax rate is 79.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Soleki economy, worth a remarkable 1,003 trillion Mombucks 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 a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. 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 an impressive 111,241 Mombucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Patriotic citizens chant "there's only one Solek" at foreigners, children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia, the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields, and sheepish teenagers are making eye contact with their parents for the first time in a decade during state-enforced 'no-phones hour'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solek's national animal is the Red Panda, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Gwent.

Solek is ranked 228,105th in the world and 4,118th in The East Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.03 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Corrupt Governments: 276th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 284th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 284th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 324th in the regionLargest Black Market: 328th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 335th in the regionBest Weather: 344th in the regionMost Stationary: 368th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 373rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 376th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 386th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 397th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 405th in the regionMost Developed: 417th in the regionMost Secular: 419th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 445th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 451st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 470th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 490th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 491st in the regionLargest Governments: 508th in the region

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