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The United Socialist States of Joestricher

“Unity, Discipline, Work”

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The United Socialist States of Joestricher is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 18 million Joestricherians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 37.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The developing Joestricherian economy, worth 539 billion dollars a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 29,986 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, and married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Joestricher's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Joestricher is ranked 243,153^rd in the world and 4,428^th in the South Pacific for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 18,891.43 Standard Monetary Units.

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