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The Watchfires of THL-1

“Skin on skin, let the love begin”

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The Watchfires of THL-1 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory military service, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, devout population of 21.268 billion THL-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, with Healthcare, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 30.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The THL-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,068 trillion $$s a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,252 $$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Auditors are gutting every governmental department, ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses, Max Barry finally has time for writing books after NationStates was recently outlawed, and wanting a better life for your child is prohibited by a clause in the criminal code. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. THL-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

THL-1 is ranked 33,994^th in the world and 1^st in The Holy Land for Most Beautiful Environments, with 794.45 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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