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The Kingdom of PT-20230412 System

“Second (not)Star System in the Oort's Cloud”

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The Kingdom of PT-20230412 System is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, triple-decker prams, and anti-smoking policies. The cynical, devout population of 214 million Patians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 42.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Patian economy, worth 6.01 trillion Imperial Silvers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,067 Imperial Silvers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Pregnant hitchhikers with signs requesting rides to "competent care" are a common sight on Patian roads, politicians tend to speak more loudly and slowly these days, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, and private law firms are unheard of. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PT-20230412 System's national animal is the Watermelon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

PT-20230412 System is ranked 231,007^th in the world and 14^th in Outer Space for Smartest Citizens, with 12.77 quips per hour.

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