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The Penguinite Kleptocracy of Volaworand

“TSP's first and favorite penguin criminal overlord”

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The Penguinite Kleptocracy of Volaworand is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Acting Prime Minister Alan Duncan with a fair hand, and notable for its parental licensing program, daily referendums, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 12.537 billion Volaworandians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rothera. The average income tax rate is 8.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Volaworandian economy, worth a remarkable 2,746 trillion Pound Sterlings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 219,099 Pound Sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, offering a builder a cup of tea is a legal minefield, the government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores, and signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Volaworand's national animal is the Penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Volaworand is ranked 3,286^th in the world and 89^th in the South Pacific for Highest Food Quality, scoring 238.77 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

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