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The Republic of Vara 195

“I love 9003”

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The Republic of Vara 195 is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its unlimited-speed roads, free-roaming dinosaurs, and compulsory vegetarianism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.017 billion Vara 195ians 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, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 81.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Vara 195ian economy, worth 661 trillion 9003s a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 131,886 9003s, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 510,011 per year while the poor average 23,402, a ratio of 21.8 to 1.

Employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, half-naked men feature prominently in official military materials, charity fundraisers often resemble minstrel shows, and first-time moms are expected to be experienced parents from day one. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vara 195's national animal is the 9003, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Vara 195 is ranked 26,464^th in the world and 351^st in Eye for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 238.32 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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