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The Republic of Noricky

“Ad victoriam, Ex machina, Non sibi sed patriae”

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The Republic of Noricky is a massive, genial nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, pith helmet sales, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.771 billion Norickyians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Norickyian economy, worth 157 trillion noricks a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,085 noricks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government officials go door-to-door educating about the dangers of pseudoscience, nobody knows why the caged wolf sings, doctors who mutter "Oh my God" often lose their medical license, and broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Noricky's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Noricky is ranked 170,677^th in the world and 3,798^th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 649.11 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

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