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The Eternal Misfortune of Pencil Sharpeners

“Stop Reading My Motto!”

Category: Anarchy
Civil Rights:
Frightening
Economy:
Imploded
Political Freedoms:
Corrupted

Location: Nudist Dreamland

Regional Influence: Truckler

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The Eternal Misfortune of Pencil Sharpeners is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, ritual sacrifices, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 21.212 billion Pencil Sharpeners live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals is solely concerned with Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pencilpolis. Income tax is unheard of.

The imploded Pencil Sharpener economy, worth 118 billion Pencil Shavings a year, defies classification, with the entire state effectively one black market. Average income is 5 Pencil Shavings, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 37 per year while the poor average 0.3, a ratio of 125 to 1.

The nation is so apathetic that Pencil Sharpeners can barely find the energy to bring new issues to the government, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, voting is voluntary, and blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pencil Sharpeners's national animal is the Pencil, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pencil Sharpeners is ranked 16,516th in the world and 20th in Nudist Dreamland for Most Influential, scoring 3,384 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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Highest Drug Use: 2ndNudest: 3rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6thHighest Crime Rates: 10thMost Armed: 12thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 21stMost Rebellious Youth: 23rdRudest Citizens: 29thMost Avoided: 30thMost Ignorant Citizens: 43rdFattest Citizens: 48thMost Primitive: 100thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 518thMost Politically Free: 1,264thMost Devout: 1,593rdMost Inclusive: 2,698thTop
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 3,593rdMost Corrupt Governments: 4,505thTop
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Largest Populations: 16,266thMost Influential: 16,516thMost Stationary: 20,360thMost Extreme: 22,967thMost Cheerful Citizens: 23,093rdMost Pro-Market: 23,588thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 25,274th
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Fattest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionMost Extreme: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Politically Free: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 2nd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2nd in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Devout: 4th in the regionMost Inclusive: 7th in the region

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