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The Republic of Ringnesia

“Not my monkeys, not my circus”

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The Republic of Ringnesia is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its smutty television, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.391 billion Ringnesians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 77.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Ringnesian economy, worth 336 trillion Ringits a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Soda Sales, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,382 Ringits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, young and brooding teens are welcomed with open arms to the Dogwarts School of Strangeness and Sorcery, adverts proclaim it has to be healthy if the Mornay uses hand-grated Gallopavian Gruyère, and economic output is rising as the chronically depressed are persuaded not to burden society. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ringnesia's national animal is the Echidna, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ringnesia is ranked 189,836^th in the world and 4,497^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 46.67 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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