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The Democratic Republic of Elbor

“You Can't Stop Progress”

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The Democratic Republic of Elbor is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 1.758 billion Elborians 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, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 74.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Elborian economy, worth 31.7 trillion lire 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 18,033 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details, students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elbor's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Elbor is ranked 265,645^th in the world and 162^nd in Britannia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.94 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Endorsements Received: 7 » Very New Republic of Madinia, Scotsgale, United Pruxeisland, Technocratic Britain, Atymnius, Grovenwood, and The Socialist Federation of Anvar.