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The United Socialist States of Debordan

“Stupid Sexy Marx”

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The United Socialist States of Debordan is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Dearest with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 6.188 billion Debordanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Horkheimer. The average income tax rate is 85.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Debordanian economy, worth 316 trillion Florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery and Information Technology. Average income is 51,116 Florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Books are so highly regarded in Debordan that libraries are often revered as holy shrines, saying "don't do anything that Dearest wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal, government officials stay up all night in flame wars with their constituents, and the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Debordanian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Debordan's national animal is the Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is State Atheist.

Debordan is ranked 25,209^th in the world and 95^th in The Communist Bloc for Highest Drug Use, scoring 112.8 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.

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