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The Empire of The Living Tar

“The Living Tar”

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The Empire of The Living Tar is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, triple-decker prams, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.675 billion Living Tarians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Education are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 55.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Living Tarian economy, worth 444 trillion Greckels a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,398 Greckels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into The Living Tar, citizens must inform the government each time they have a haircut, small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome, and black market eau de toilette is made in bathroom labs across the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Living Tar's national animal is the Tar Baby, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Living Tar is ranked 85,127^th in the world and 4,511^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.84 law-abiding acts per hour.

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