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The Empire of Schardonia

“Land of the loyal”

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The Empire of Schardonia is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 506 million Schardonians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jernov. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.8%.

The very strong Schardonian economy, worth 41.8 trillion Ingots a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,519 Ingots, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

The newest East Lebatuckese coins have "long live East Lebatuck" on heads and "death to Schardonia" on tails, ports have ground to a halt as no boat can reach them without trespassing, hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings, and Maxtopian villagers starve by the time Schardonian officials even file the appropriate paperwork needed to help them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Schardonia's national animal is the Armadillo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Schardonia is ranked 54,174^th in the world and 95^th in The Kodiak Republic for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,040.23 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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