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The Dominion of Tragesch Firwat

“'Upset' is a syndrome.”

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The Dominion of Tragesch Firwat is a large, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 75 million Tragicmannen are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 61.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Tragic economy, worth 1.72 trillion Rechters 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 large, well-organized, extremely specialized black market in Trout Farming. 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 22,887 Rechters, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press, concert pianists lie about their occupation to avoid ridicule, kids are told they can be whoever they want to be when they grow up, and ship captains always order a return to port at the slightest sign of rain. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tragesch Firwat's national animal is the Hyena, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tragesch Firwat is ranked 67,218^th in the world and 1,537^th in The North Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 20.98 flags saluted per person per day.

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