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The Tinhamptonian Confuzzlement of East Ter Papiria

“Oderint Dum Metuant”

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The Tinhamptonian Confuzzlement of East Ter Papiria is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.506 billion East Ter Papirians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business individuals is solely concerned with Industry. Income tax is unheard of.

The strong East Ter Papirian economy, worth 184 trillion bitcoins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 52,603 bitcoins, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 352,798 per year while the poor average 2,944, a ratio of 119 to 1.

Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army, and East Ter Papiria's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. East Ter Papiria's national animal is the tiger, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

East Ter Papiria is ranked 58,810^th in the world and 27^th in Mrs Doubtfire for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 52,603.38 Standard Monetary Units.

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