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The Republic of Bakerloo 17

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The Republic of Bakerloo 17 is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, devout population of 10.136 billion Bakerloo 17ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 35.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Bakerloo 17ian economy, worth 404 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,899 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The elderly don't know who the dickens adorns the face of newly-issued banknotes, grannies get pulled over for knitting pullovers while driving, city workers have declared that rolling markets aren't good for business after all, and looting and pillaging are now considered vital intelligence-gathering activities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bakerloo 17's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bakerloo 17 is ranked 213,846^th in the world and 10^th in The Commonwealth of Crowns for Nicest Citizens, with 8.23 average smiles per day.