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The Federation of Traffic Islands

“Slow Down And Take It Easy”

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The Federation of Traffic Islands is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Steve Winwood with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 35.783 billion Traffic Islanders are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of the Fantasy Factory. The average income tax rate is 19.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Traffic Islandian economy, worth a remarkable 3,213 trillion Margrasian francs a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,799 Margrasian francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, the richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper, most Margrasian franc coins are riddled with bite marks, and the space program has been reduced to Steve Winwood's nephew playing with a cardboard space shuttle. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Traffic Islands's national animal is the Prairie Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Protestant Christianity.

Traffic Islands is ranked 16,036^th in the world and 7^th in The Sea of Love for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 72,199.07 Standard Monetary Units.

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