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The Independent Ocean Platform of Sycona

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The Independent Ocean Platform of Sycona is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by The Syconan Senate with a fair hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, daily referendums, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.267 billion Syconans 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 relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Conoss. The average income tax rate is 42.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Syconan economy, worth 207 trillion quid a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 163,438 quid, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The arms industry is backed by government subsidies and harsh anti-protest laws are in place, the new cheese tax is colloquially known as "wheel welfare", graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation', and farmers are complaining that the buzzing and the sparks from the nearby MagRail are blighting their crops. Crime is totally unknown. Sycona's national animal is the phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Sycona is ranked 15,688^th in the world and 678^th in The East Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 5,758.31 on the Hickory Productivity Index.

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