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The Republic of Shisterdonk is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.882 billion Shisterdonkians 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 enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Donkholm. The average income tax rate is 76.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Shisterdonkian economy, worth 157 trillion deniers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,919 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Shisterdonk's radio stations, ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, and cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shisterdonk's national animal is the Capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Shisterdonk is ranked 152,157^th in the world and 654^th in Europeia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 895.01 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.