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The People's Republic of Solestepas

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The People's Republic of Solestepas is a large, orderly nation, remarkable for its smutty television, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 191 million Solese are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 68.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Solestepasian economy, worth 4.85 trillion Raios a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 25,411 Raios, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, diaper-wrapped shawarma is a fan-favorite, cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units, and the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Solestepasian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solestepas's national animal is the Sand Pinscher, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Solestepas is ranked 118,422^nd in the world and 521^st in The Leftist Assembly for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 679.15 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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