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“Sand”

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The Grain of Sand is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 21.894 billion Sandians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of SiO2. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Sandian economy, worth a remarkable 5,121 trillion Grains of Sand a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Pizza Delivery, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 233,918 Grains of Sand, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,175,003 per year while the poor average 2,308, a ratio of 942 to 1.

The Great Pyramid of SiO2 can be seen from miles away, not many kids know Shakespeare's Hamlet but most of them have seen unofficial sequel Hamlet III - The Search For Osric, bars are packed at all hours, and children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Sand's national animal is the Camel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sand is ranked 273,261^st in the world and 1,695^th in 10000 Islands for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring -28.81 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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