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The Most Serene Republic of Land of the Laconic Shrimp

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The Most Serene Republic of Land of the Laconic Shrimp is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Daniel Osbourne with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 7.244 billion Land of the Laconic Shrimpians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 94.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Land of the Laconic Shrimpian economy, worth 831 trillion animal crackers 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 a large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Retail, Tourism, and Information Technology. 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 114,728 animal crackers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, life is somewhat repetitive, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, and roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Land of the Laconic Shrimp's national animal is the werewolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Land of the Laconic Shrimp is ranked 295,583^rd in the world and 5,670^th in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 3 law-abiding acts per hour.

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