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The Incorporated States of Second Best Pack Storage 88 |
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Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Few |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Two |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Incorporated States of Second Best Pack Storage 88 is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, complete lack of prisons, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.264 billion Second Best Pack Storage 88ians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 88.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Second Best Pack Storage 88ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,011 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 161,506 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.
The military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers, space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down, home renovation shows are increasingly popular, and Leader can often be found attempting to coax random citizens' cats down from trees. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Pack Storage 88's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Second Best Pack Storage 88 is ranked 18,697th in the world and 1,217th in Two for Lowest Crime Rates, with 90.81 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Pack Storage 88, Leader can often be found attempting to coax random citizens' cats down from trees.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Pack Storage 88, home renovation shows are increasingly popular.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Pack Storage 88, space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Pack Storage 88, the military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers.
- : Second Best Pack Storage 88 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Pack Storage 88, teens are voting on which C-List pop star will be next to be evicted from the opera house.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Pack Storage 88, the local custom of Biking With The Cars sends tourists home bemused or in body-bags.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Pack Storage 88, anti-riot police are dispatched whenever two elderly ladies gather to complain that prices have increased.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Pack Storage 88, attempted suicide is punishable by public hanging.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Pack Storage 88, being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs.