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The Armed Republic of Saint Grail

“Better Dead than Alive”

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The Armed Republic of Saint Grail is a gargantuan, orderly nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, public floggings, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 28.365 billion Saint Grailians 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 relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Education, with Industry, Environment, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Saint Grailian economy, worth a remarkable 6,162 trillion denaris a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 217,272 denaris, with the richest citizens earning 9.5 times as much as the poorest.

No one knows how to tie a reef knot, people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, doctors will keep brain-dead coma patients ventilated for years in order to avoid accusations of allowing people to die, and the population's jaw muscles put sharks to shame. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Saint Grail's national animal is the gold fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.

Saint Grail is ranked 2,568^th in the world and 87^th in Lazarus for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 26,841.04 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.

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