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The Democratic People's Republic of Hyphen

“Twirling Toward Freedom”

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The Democratic People's Republic of Hyphen is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its national health service, ban on automobiles, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.435 billion Hyphenians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stalingrad. The average income tax rate is 91.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Hyphenian economy, worth a remarkable 1,705 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 180,757 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, and college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hyphen's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Hyphen is ranked 28,135^th in the world and 292^nd in The North Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 28,472.85 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.

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