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The Concordant Stratum of The Cypher Nine

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The Concordant Stratum of The Cypher Nine is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Council Chairman Cypher One with an even hand, and notable for its vat-grown people, ubiquitous missile silos, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 14.895 billion Cypherians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government is primarily concerned with Education, although Healthcare, Environment, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cypher One - Administrative Block. The average income tax rate is 99.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Cypher Ninean economy, worth a remarkable 3,996 trillion Fulcrums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is an amazing 268,304 Fulcrums, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, political detractors refer to Council Chairman Cypher One as 'that Bigtopian puppet', and truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon. Crime is totally unknown. The Cypher Nine's national animal is the Voltaic Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Cypher Nine is ranked 141^st in the world and 2^nd in Forest for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,581.78 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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