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The Holy Empire of Ostrice

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The Holy Empire of Ostrice is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 399 million Ostriceans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of CB Dan i noc. The average income tax rate is 66.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Ostricean economy, worth 8.73 trillion gays 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 significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 21,888 gays, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Recent protests against birds flying too low have resulted in bloodshed, territories have the right to secede if they aren't happy, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, and the military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostrice's national animal is the my cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ostrice is ranked 172,409^th in the world and 1,339^th in The Communist Bloc for Highest Poor Incomes, with 19,914.49 Standard Monetary Units.

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