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The Republic of SSN51

“Erin Go Bragh”

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The Republic of SSN51 is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Daniel O'Connell with an even hand, and renowned for its enslaved workforce, ritual sacrifices, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.98 billion SSN51ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt 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 72.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient SSN51ian economy, worth 550 trillion marks 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 Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. 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 184,582 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Slow dancing is made trickier when Auntie Edna insists on standing between the couple's arms, the nation thirsts for new freedoms, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, and government-sponsored gallows are being erected by Violetist temples. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SSN51's national animal is the swan, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Celtic Paganism.

SSN51 is ranked 19,506^th in the world and 1^st in The Apache Partisans for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 5,419.06 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

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