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The Republic of Sand Glass

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The Republic of Sand Glass is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 17.168 billion Sand Glassians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid is ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.5%.

The very strong Sand Glassian economy, worth a remarkable 1,226 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,435 $$s, with the richest citizens earning 6.3 times as much as the poorest.

It ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into Sand Glass, politicians and casino owners who so much as wander into the same room are arrested on the spot, kids are arrested at gunpoint for playing with toy rifles, and soylent products are an expensive commodity due to a lack of volunteers. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sand Glass's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Sand Glass is ranked 160,586^th in the world and 2^nd in union of fascists for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.09 law-abiding acts per hour.

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