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Finance Minister — and national celebrity — Martin Lousteau arrives at the session of the Development Committee during the last day of the spring IMF-World Bank meeting.

Some of this country’s biggest celebrities are economists — really

For this Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the country whose economists are treated like rock stars.

Geo Quiz
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Finance Minister — and national celebrity — Martin Lousteau arrives at the session of the Development Committee during the last day of the spring IMF-World Bank meeting.

Yuri Gripas/Reuters 

Here in the US, most people have celebrity crushes — usually actors, musicians or athletes.

But in the country we want you to name, some of the most fawned-after stars are none other than government economists. Can you name which country it is?