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The Nomadic Peoples of Buretes

“Seja forte e ganhe”

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The Nomadic Peoples of Buretes is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, frequent executions, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed population of 666 million Buretes are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Z'lopink. The average income tax rate is 77.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Burete economy, worth 93.7 trillion Z'lodinmoeburs 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. 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 an impressive 140,665 Z'lodinmoeburs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, the average commuter spends four hours a day driving to and from work, pausing for applause during a speech is seen as a form of censorship, and Buretes has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Buretes's national animal is the Z'loperdrin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Buretes is ranked 20,771^st in the world and 590^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Patriotic, with 46.51 flags saluted per person per day.

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