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The People's Republic of Perclumsia

“To live free is to live at all”

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The People's Republic of Perclumsia is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, ban on automobiles, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 62 million Perclumsians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 78.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Perclumsian economy, worth 2.00 trillion Clums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery and Cheese Exports. Average income is 32,245 Clums, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes, the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass", politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, and politicians tend to speak more loudly and slowly these days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Perclumsia's national animal is the Slug, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Perclumsia is ranked 111,799^th in the world and 870^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 80.39 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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