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The Republic of Tessen

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The Republic of Tessen is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by President Josiah Colton with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 41.83 billion Tessens 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Liberty. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Tessen economy, worth an astonishing 15,795 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 377,616 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

The pursuit of wanted criminals ends at the entrance of the pay'n'spray garage as police refuse to enter any private property, frequent broken zippers have resulted in safety pins making a fashion comeback, internet service is too costly for normal people to purchase, and sports club owners are having a moneyball. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tessen's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is the Lutheran Church.

Tessen is ranked 1,518^th in the world and 1^st in American Union for Lowest Crime Rates, with 155.02 law-abiding acts per hour.

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