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The Proletarian Union of Valourium

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The Proletarian Union of Valourium is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Chairperson Aliaksandr Valiancinaŭ with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, complete lack of prisons, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 26.885 billion Valourians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, outspoken morass — prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Environment, and Social Policy also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amestryi. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Valourian economy, worth a remarkable 5,195 trillion Credits 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 led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 193,254 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Young people suspect their parents might be a little bit stupid, the aphorism "there's no need to argue" has been dismissed by Valourians, vast amounts of energy are expended moving water to hilltop lakes, and social networking sites have discussion groups devoted to planning terrorist attacks. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valourium's national animal is the Narwhal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Valourium is ranked 1,407^th in the world and 1^st in Ordis for Safest, scoring 155.59 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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