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Most Pro-Market: 231stGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,907thLargest Populations: 3,449th
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Population25.029 billion



The Queen's State of Rumleyville is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 25.029 billion Rumleyvilleans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The very strong Rumleyvillean economy, worth 979 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 39,148 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 266,165 per year while the poor average 2,103, a ratio of 126 to 1.

All tariffs have been abolished, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, none has been named as Rumleyville's national religion, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Rumleyville's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is none.

Rumleyville is ranked 6,471st in the world and 1st in Algeria for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 122.58 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

Most Pro-Market: 231stTop
Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,907thLargest Populations: 3,449thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6,471stHighest Crime Rates: 7,083rdTop
Fattest Citizens: 12,658thMost Avoided: 12,729thMost Politically Free: 13,373rdMost Extreme: 15,315thRudest Citizens: 15,930thHighest Economic Output: 16,573rdLowest Overall Tax Burden: 18,104th

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