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The Democratic People's Republic of Karlica

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The Democratic People's Republic of Karlica is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Edison Wintone with an even hand, and renowned for its enslaved workforce, complete lack of prisons, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 4.294 billion Karlicans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Outran. The average income tax rate is 90.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Karlican economy, worth 506 trillion rupees a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 117,999 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

People have become comfortably numb, wheelchair users complain it is nearly impossible for them to cross the road in San Outran, janitors and factory workers are often better educated than the bosses they work for, and one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karlica's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Mistrozen.

Karlica is ranked 38,291^st in the world and 303^rd in the West Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 56.62 kickbacks per hour.

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