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The People's Republic of Zankioa

“Whatever the Weather, We Move Together.”

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The People's Republic of Zankioa is a gargantuan, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.804 billion Zankioans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zankio. The average income tax rate is 85.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Zankioan economy, worth a remarkable 1,732 trillion Fenexes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 125,504 Fenexes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers, economists speak of trusting in the Tao of Free Market Capitalism, students do more community service than homework, and internet ads promising "hot singles in your area" are even less accurate than they used to be. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zankioa's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zankioa is ranked 4,178^th in the world and 198^th in Osiris for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 61.83 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.

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