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The Republic of Gildenshtuck

“Pride and Industry”

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The Republic of Gildenshtuck is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Oliver Blue with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, devout population of 4.634 billion Gildenshtuckians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amora. The average income tax rate is 96.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Gildenshtuckian economy, worth 762 trillion gildens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 164,552 gildens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Suburban backyards are seized by the government and turned into national parks, welfare recipients are milking the government for all they've got, viewers get headaches from trying to read the screen full of small print warnings that precede most TV shows, and a proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gildenshtuck's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Freedom Christianity.

Gildenshtuck is ranked 9,087^th in the world and 365^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 11,685.86 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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