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The Jingoistic States of The Laurenburgian Army

“We will prevail”

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The Jingoistic States of The Laurenburgian Army is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.56 billion Laurenburg Soldiers are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 46.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Laurenburgian Armyian economy, worth 235 trillion laurenmarks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 35,961 laurenmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, no personal detail is too tiny for the suede-denim census police, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Laurenburgian Army's national animal is the ant.

The Laurenburgian Army is ranked 95,814^th in the world and 3^rd in Great Laurenburg for Lowest Crime Rates, with 66.39 law-abiding acts per hour.