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The Supreme and Exalted Empire of Gatchina

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The Supreme and Exalted Empire of Gatchina is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Prime Minister Wentworth with an iron fist, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, avowedly heterosexual populace, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 24.678 billion Gatchinans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Spirituality are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Strelsau. The average income tax rate is 90.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gatchinan economy, worth a remarkable 7,494 trillion Rubles a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 303,674 Rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Flipping a coin to make a decision leads to a referral to Gambling Addiction Services, public shaming has become the favoured form of punishment, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, and the might of the entire Gatchinan Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Gatchina's national animal is the Double Headed Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is USCJ Judaism.

Gatchina is ranked 7,624^th in the world and 1^st in Krasnaya for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,865.69 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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