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The Grand Duchy of Shetland

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The Grand Duchy of Shetland is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 22.857 billion Shetlandians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 80.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Shetlandian economy, worth a remarkable 2,503 trillion Golds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,507 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done, pop sensation "Jack and the Holograms" is storming the charts, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, and every day has been a surprise since weather reporters turned to consulting ancient totems for their seven-day forecasts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shetland's national animal is the Elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Shetland is ranked 286,636^th in the world and 11,086^th in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -13.19 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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