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The Oppressed Peoples of Lower Slobbovia

“Oh that this should be happening to us!”

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The Oppressed Peoples of Lower Slobbovia is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by King Nogoodnik with an iron fist, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, strictly enforced bedtime, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.627 billion Lower Slobbovians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Slivovitz. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Lower Slobbovian economy, worth 583 trillion Plastic Rasbuckniks 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 led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 160,809 Plastic Rasbuckniks, with the richest citizens earning 7.4 times as much as the poorest.

Boats straying just metres away from the shore will raise the ire of the Coast Guard, postcards from Lower Slobbovian driving test centres are popular souvenirs, Bigtopian relations have become a minefield, and a proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lower Slobbovia's national animal is the Russian Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lower Slobbovia is ranked 11,391^st in the world and 2^nd in The Embassy for Smartest Citizens, with 86.76 quips per hour.

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