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The Republic of Vara 136

“Unity, Discipline, Work”

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The Republic of Vara 136 is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.602 billion Vara 136ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 81.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vara 136ian economy, worth 894 trillion dollars a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 135,415 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Fiscal policy hawks decry the sizable "panem et circenses" fund added to the public budget, the army consists of only generals and grunts, religious education is a new government priority, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vara 136's national animal is the turtle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Vara 136 is ranked 164,071^st in the world and 334^th in Eye for Highest Food Quality, scoring 14.41 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

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