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The State of Double Count

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The State of Double Count is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 13.369 billion Double Countians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 30.4%.

The very strong Double Countian economy, worth 760 trillion betales a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 56,859 betales, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 215,825 per year while the poor average 10,396, a ratio of 20.8 to 1.

Politicians live in luxury, the crispy fried liver of a deer is prized as a tasty treat by vagrants, the government is slowly introducing social welfare programs, and education and welfare spending are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Double Count's national animal is the deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Double Count is ranked 168,573^rd in the world and 135^th in Ancient Lands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 59.42 law-abiding acts per hour.

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