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The Fishtopia of Salaniouca is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by Aqua Rium with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 975 million Salanioucans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cod City. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Salanioucan economy, worth 41.5 trillion fishy fish a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,608 fishy fish, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Gangs of political bullies tell minority voices to "shut up because we say so", dreams of entering the Super League have been relegated to the history books, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, and demand for night vision goggles and boat engine mufflers has spiked. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Salaniouca's national animal is the fish, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Salaniouca is ranked 197,077^th in the world and 136^th in Declansburg for Most Authoritarian, with 610 milliStalins.