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The Metal of Bolt Thrower

“Bolt Thrower”

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The Metal of Bolt Thrower is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, complete lack of prisons, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.822 billion Bolt Throwerians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 46.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Bolt Throwerian economy, worth 436 trillion Riffs 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Automobile Manufacturing. 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 90,482 Riffs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The path to inner peace is paved with state-mandated punishment, a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, and pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bolt Thrower's national animal is the Demon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Bolt Thrower is ranked 65,713^th in the world and 3,695^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 70.74 law-abiding acts per hour.

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