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The Federal Republic of Shang Xian

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The Federal Republic of Shang Xian is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Federal Parliament with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, parental licensing program, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.46 billion Xianans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kaiserienburg. The average income tax rate is 82.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Xianan economy, worth a remarkable 1,125 trillion Xianan Marks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 206,066 Xianan Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Kilts and cassocks are viewed with suspicion, criminals are thrown to the Xianan Roosters to repay their debt to society, truancy officers have a hard time catching children trained in advanced camouflage skills, and a doomsday device lies untouched in a public park (Shang Xian has found 3 easter eggs). Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shang Xian's national animal is the Xianan Rooster, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Christianity.

Shang Xian is ranked 6,380^th in the world and 6^th in 001 Alpha Prime for Lowest Crime Rates, with 110.71 law-abiding acts per hour.

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