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The Pluralist Republic of Manneo Varo

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The Pluralist Republic of Manneo Varo is a huge, genial nation, notable for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 623 million Varoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arch Haven. The average income tax rate is 80.0%.

The all-consuming Varoian economy, worth 50.0 trillion Juicetokens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 80,296 Juicetokens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million Juicetokens of property damage, ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, mountains of VHS tapes of police actions are stacking up in the National Library, and grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Manneo Varo's national animal is the Will-O'-Wisp, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Manneo Varo is ranked 164,229^th in the world and 441^st in 10000 Islands for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 218.48 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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