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The Federal Republic of Lippeland

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The Federal Republic of Lippeland is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Bernhard zur Lippe with an even hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, infamous sell-swords, and public floggings. The compassionate population of 2.051 billion Lippelandians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lippstadt. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient lippelandish economy, worth 342 trillion Lippmarks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 166,996 Lippmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bernhard zur Lippe's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, machine-peeled candied grapes come in individual packaging for the busy commuter, Bernhard zur Lippe's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, and rundown towns are frequently sold to billionaires for their pet projects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lippeland's national animal is the Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lippeland is ranked 65,929^th in the world and 47^th in Lands End for Most Income Equality, scoring 53.02 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.

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