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The Golden 2 billion of The Gold Mines

“TGM, the land of happiness!”

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The Golden 2 billion of The Gold Mines is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Fiona Frost with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.135 billion Gold Miners 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hades. The average income tax rate is 33.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gold Miner economy, worth 216 trillion Gold coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 101,314 Gold coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crowded passenger trains are near-silent save for the soft tap of fingers on touchscreens, Air The Gold Mines is rumored to receive more government funding than the Gold Miner Air Force, cheese has become the new icon of political dissent, and euthanasia is legal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Gold Mines's national animal is the Golden Kitten, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Gold Mines is ranked 66,466^th in the world and 5^th in Just relax for Highest Economic Output, with 216 trillion Standard Monetary Units.

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