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The Republic of Dobbastan

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The Republic of Dobbastan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Dobbe with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, digital currency, and irreverence towards religion. The quiet, industrious population of 1.063 billion Dobbastanians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dobbastan City. The average income tax rate is 76.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Dobbastanian economy, worth 111 trillion Dobbes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 104,624 Dobbes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, the sound of wooden legs echo throughout Dobbastan after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax, and psychiatrists bizarrely accompany President Dobbe to meetings with foreign heads of state. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dobbastan's national animal is the Tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Dobbastan is ranked 6,712^th in the world and 8^th in Greater Dienstad for Safest, scoring 126.85 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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