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The Incorporated States of Siphon

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The Incorporated States of Siphon is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 484 million Sipholiates enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital District 0. The average income tax rate is 34.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Siphonian economy, worth 52.1 trillion wagecreds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 107,692 wagecreds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The native owl population is in permanent hibernation, bus ads propagandize causes ranging from sexual revolution to religious pogroms, open-casket funerals are avoided at all cost, and multiple births are a cause of celebration for tax collectors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Siphon's national animal is the bulls-eyed cockatoo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Siphon is ranked 45,581^st in the world and 42^nd in Horizon for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 194.48 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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Has WA voting rights.

Endorsements Received: 2 » Alainian Otters and Oseao.