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The Dem-Soc People's Republic of Ipotehm

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The Dem-Soc People's Republic of Ipotehm is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by The Supreme Council with an iron fist, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, anti-smoking policies, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.849 billion War Machines 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, 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 The Citadel. The average income tax rate is 81.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ipotehmian economy, worth 475 trillion IpoRubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 166,876 IpoRubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, even God cannot save you in Ipotehm, and an increasing number of animal species are named 'Bob'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ipotehm's national animal is the Fascist Snake and Capitalist Pig, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is secular.

Ipotehm is ranked 12,686^th in the world and 305^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 360.7 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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