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The Kingdom of Barnstorf

“Für unser Vaterland”

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The Kingdom of Barnstorf is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Jason Alexander III with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, unlimited-speed roads, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.144 billion Barnstorfians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vicratria. The average income tax rate is 68.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Barnstorfian economy, worth 88.6 trillion Barnstorfian Marks a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,415 Barnstorfian Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Most ambassadors from Barnstorf retire only a few years after being appointed, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities, and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barnstorf's national animal is the Griffon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Moderate Violetism.

Barnstorf is ranked 78,994^th in the world and 744^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 99.62 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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