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The District of Firewood

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The District of Firewood is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 25.065 billion Firewoodians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Education also on the agenda, while Environment and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.8%.

The powerhouse Firewoodian economy, worth a remarkable 1,058 trillion aurums a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 42,220 aurums, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 159,577 per year while the poor average 7,771, a ratio of 20.5 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, the tenet of free speech is held dear, surveillance cameras are banned, and Firewood has designated District City as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Firewood's national animal is the bovina, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Firewood is ranked 239,584^th in the world and 7^th in Budapest for Safest, scoring 18.39 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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