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The Grand Duchy of Paws VIII

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The Grand Duchy of Paws VIII is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 11.133 billion Paws VIIIians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 20.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Paws VIIIian economy, worth 483 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,454 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Town welcome signs list corporate sponsors, the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land, if you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise, and seasonal hay-fever sufferers are attending government drug counselling sessions to get free doughnuts. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paws VIII's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Paws VIII is ranked 213,189^th in the world and 75^th in Obsidian Islands for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -2.21 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.

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