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The Armed States of Skalliad

“One Nation, many weapons, a single goal”

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The Armed States of Skalliad is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by the 27th President William Shepard with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 869 million Skalliadians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Skallia. The average income tax rate is 67.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Skalliadian economy, worth 151 trillion AS dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 174,046 AS dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists often cite 'hiding money in an off-shore banking account' as their main reason to visit the nation, the nation solves other countries' human rights problems with a generous dose of violence, lending money has become a major liability, and the Counter-Terrorism Unit has been nicknamed "Big Bad Wolf" for its tendency towards urban demolition. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Skalliad's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Skalliad is ranked 178,364^th in the world and 1,106^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 55.57 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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