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The Republic of Soutan

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The Republic of Soutan is a massive, safe nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, state-planned economy, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.213 billion Soutanians 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 Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soutanpolis. The average income tax rate is 38.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Soutanian economy, worth 132 trillion dins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 108,852 dins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

People seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy, populations of two-headed national animals have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, and strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Soutan's national animal is the national animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Soutan is ranked 86,505^th in the world and 4,280^th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,722.74 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

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