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The Protectorate of Space Trucking

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The Protectorate of Space Trucking is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, vat-grown people, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 4.445 billion Standers are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 50.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Space Truckingian economy, worth 614 trillion Queen of Spades Cards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 138,266 Queen of Spades Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home, Maths Professor Barbie is the most popular toy for boys and girls alike, nocturnal burglars are grateful for the convenient beverages on welcoming doorsteps, and it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Space Trucking's national animal is the Rokaka Plant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Space Trucking is ranked 232,920^th in the world and 50^th in Kowloon for Safest, scoring 22.08 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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