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The Democratic Republic of Grand Ionia

“WE'RE SO BACK”

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The Democratic Republic of Grand Ionia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by John Doenston with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.604 billion Ionians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Astenburg. The average income tax rate is 66.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ionian economy, worth 239 trillion Ionian Manas a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,153 Ionian Manas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper, park rangers struggle to deal with a rash of stolen pic-a-nic baskets, children are terrified that the 'flying police monster' will come to take them away in the night, and 'To Regulate And Beyond' is the unofficial motto of the Ionian Space Agency. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grand Ionia's national animal is the Ionian white bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Grand Ionia is ranked 35,137^th in the world and 430^th in the West Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 79.92 law-abiding acts per hour.

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