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The Yellow Owl of Serconas

“And From Nothing, Everything”

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The Yellow Owl of Serconas is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Empress Myranaha D'Arcevon with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, daily referendums, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 22.162 billion Serconians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Healthcare, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aracana. The average income tax rate is 99.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Serconian economy, worth a remarkable 8,598 trillion Kohmas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 387,962 Kohmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, bad punctuation has come to a full stop, the best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop, and guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Serconas's national animal is the Great Barn Owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the Perpetual Cycle.

Serconas is ranked 78,693^rd in the world and 2,346^th in Lazarus for Most Extreme, scoring 26.21 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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