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The Catfishe's Republic of Goshnia and Goshnigovina

“catfish is more than a fish”

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The Catfishe's Republic of Goshnia and Goshnigovina is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Stepan Somov with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, avant-garde cinema, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic population of 869 million Goshnians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Reisa. The average income tax rate is 80.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Goshnia and Goshnigovinan economy, worth 72.3 trillion Goshniars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. Average income is 83,216 Goshniars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The navy is hoping to hear the enemy shout "you sank my battleship!", enemy agents are generally eliminated with extreme prejudice, tourists ask to stay in the same pleasant accommodations where foreign prisoners are kept, and the government hopes that Federation janitors overhear all of the good gossip. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goshnia and Goshnigovina's national animal is the Catfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Goshnia and Goshnigovina is ranked 20,070^th in the world and 417^th in The Communist Bloc for Highest Poor Incomes, with 78,616.71 Standard Monetary Units.

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