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Highest Drug Use: 4,807thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 5,465thMost Income Equality: 21,794th
The Free Land of
Left-wing Utopia
A pirate's heart is forever wild
Influence
Nipper
Civil Rights
Frightening
Economy
Weak
Political Freedom
Superb

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Whatat

Population74 million

CurrencyDoubloon
AnimalParrot

The Free Land of Whatat is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 74 million Pirates are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 46.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Whatatian economy, worth 2.10 trillion Doubloons 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 Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, 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 28,342 Doubloons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, environmental officials dismiss uncontrolled wildfires burning down major cities as nature taking its course, home renovation shows are increasingly popular, and parents tell their children 'what a lovely mistake you turned out to be'. Crime is totally unknown. Whatat's national animal is the Parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Whatat is ranked 59,862nd in the world and 1,346th in The East Pacific for Safest, scoring 99.04 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Highest Drug Use: 4,807thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 5,465thTop
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Most Income Equality: 21,794thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 22,345thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 23,760thMost Rebellious Youth: 27,365thNicest Citizens: 28,158th
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Highest Drug Use: 45th in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Civil Rights: 53rd in the regionTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 433rd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 438th in the regionMost Extreme: 464th in the regionMost Income Equality: 471st in the region

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