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The Oppressed Peoples of Lower Slobbovia

“Oh that this should be happening to us!”

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The Oppressed Peoples of Lower Slobbovia is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Comrade Nogoodnik with an iron fist, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, pith helmet sales, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 7.441 billion Lower Slobbovians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Slivovitz. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Lower Slobbovian economy, worth a remarkable 2,002 trillion Plastic Rasbuckniks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 269,072 Plastic Rasbuckniks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Astronomers are flocking to Lower Slobbovia to take advantage of its clear night skies, modern warfare's call of duty isn't popular with gamers these days, consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, and mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lower Slobbovia's national animal is the Russian Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Equity Amongst the Masses.

Lower Slobbovia is ranked 279,533^rd in the world and 49^th in The Embassy for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 30.63 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.

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