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The Republic of SSN19

“Erin Go Bragh”

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The Republic of SSN19 is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Daniel O'Connell with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, avowedly heterosexual populace, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.858 billion SSN19ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. The average income tax rate is 42.8%.

The frighteningly efficient SSN19ian economy, worth 496 trillion guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 173,851 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes, politicians are battling inequality by declaring themselves better than everyone else, government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, and lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SSN19's national animal is the elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Celtic Paganism.

SSN19 is ranked 6,914^th in the world and 1^st in Walbard for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 99,443.29 Standard Monetary Units.

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