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The Republic of SSN29

“Erin Go Bragh”

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The Republic of SSN29 is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Daniel O'Connell with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, enslaved workforce, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.445 billion SSN29ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. The average income tax rate is 35.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient SSN29ian economy, worth 840 trillion bitcoins 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, 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 189,188 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Overly distant dads are conscripted into national nappy service, flight attendants rip down curtains with revolutionary fervor, a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order, and sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SSN29's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Celtic Paganism.

SSN29 is ranked 54,748^th in the world and 868^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Conservative, scoring 75.83 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.

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