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The Democratic Republic of Vlaska

“Its not who votes its who counts the votes”

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The Democratic Republic of Vlaska is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Vlasko Vlaskovski with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 10.947 billion Vlaskans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Singidunum. The average income tax rate is 90.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vlaskan economy, worth a remarkable 1,301 trillion Dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 118,936 Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Gift hampers filled with delicious beef jerky are sent to newly communist nations, clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence, Vlasko Vlaskovski's power is effectively nullified as no bill becomes law without the upper house's support, and the government's new "quiet competence" initiative has supporters and detractors alike reeling in confusion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vlaska's national animal is the Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vlaska is ranked 213,076^th in the world and 769^th in Europeia for Most Stationary, with 15.35493461728 days.

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