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The Principality of Bensonsign

“Strength over Peace, War over Peace”

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The Principality of Bensonsign is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 273 million Oppressed Citizens 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 58.7%.

The thriving Bensonsignian economy, worth 19.6 trillion Oppressors a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 71,851 Oppressors, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

College students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, war criminals are given full state funerals, sofas are perpetually on sales that Must End Soon, and religious epiphanies are often cited as a reason for high school drop-outs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bensonsign's national animal is the The National Royal Bensonsignian Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Bensonsign is ranked 92,092^nd in the world and 36^th in Isle Of Wooloo Kingdom for Most Extreme, scoring 20.41 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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