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The Republic of Screen Island

“What if I don't want more flour?”

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The Republic of Screen Island is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and infamous sell-swords. The cynical, devout population of 6.833 billion Screen Islandians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Screen Islandian economy, worth 854 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 125,069 Euros, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 521,859 per year while the poor average 19,565, a ratio of 26.7 to 1.

Metal detectors at school gates make sure that teenagers are carrying at least one sidearm, brains have been removed from lists of best brain foods, agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government, and family trees become bare as entire branches are lopped off. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Screen Island's national animal is the Tiger Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Screen Island is ranked 50,897^th in the world and 336^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Lowest Crime Rates, with 73.91 law-abiding acts per hour.