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The Republic of Mad Konethawk

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The Republic of Mad Konethawk is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working, devout population of 447 million Mad Konethawkians 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 minute government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Healthcare, with Administration and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Defense are ignored. The average income tax rate is 6.8%.

The Mad Konethawkian economy, worth 14.1 trillion deniers 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 slick, highly efficient, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery. 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 31,526 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Billions of deniers are being poured into a space program, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, organ donation is compulsory, and the national government has been dissolved by revolutionary insurgents. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Mad Konethawk's national animal is the porpoise, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Mad Konethawk is ranked 19,924^th in the world and 2^nd in The Great Storm for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 4,968.81 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.

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