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The State of Syncate is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 43.48 billion Syncateans enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Law & Order, although Industry and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The powerhouse Syncatean economy, worth a remarkable 2,472 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 56,862 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 195,081 per year while the poor average 12,164, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

The government is avowedly atheist, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, Syncate has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Syncate in an international press conference. Crime is a problem. Syncate's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Syncate is ranked 64,012^th in the world and 1^st in Syncate for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 3,863.59 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.