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The People's Republic of Deep Thunder

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The People's Republic of Deep Thunder is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Canada Jack with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, complete lack of prisons, and enforced nudity. The democratic population of 10.038 billion Deep Thunderians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thunder Bay. The average income tax rate is 78.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Deep Thunderian economy, worth 368 trillion Claps a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 36,725 Claps, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has undertaken a massive education and health program to combat VODAIS, artists are pillars of society, Max Barry is this year's Miss Deep Thunder, and Canada Jack has just been declared ruler of Deep Thunder in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Deep Thunder's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Deep Thunder is ranked 71,652^nd in the world and 12^th in Universal Dream Network for Lowest Crime Rates, with 69.83 law-abiding acts per hour.

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