The State of --S is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.143 billion --Sians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.
The tiny, outspoken government prioritizes Law & Order, with Industry, Healthcare, and Education also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.0%.
The thriving --Sian economy, worth 175 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Retail, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 42,355 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 122,664 per year while the poor average 11,589, a ratio of 10.6 to 1.
Graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, the nation's massive battleships are often mistaken for islands, --S has designated Westminster as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of --S in an international press conference. Crime is a problem. --S's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.
--S is ranked 216,595th in the world and 24th in Federation of States for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.
National Happenings
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--S's influence in Federation of States fell from "Truckler" to "Vassal".
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--S's influence in Federation of States rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".
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--S's influence in Federation of States rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".
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--S's influence in Federation of States fell from "Vassal" to "Apprentice".
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--S's influence in Federation of States fell from "Truckler" to "Vassal".
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--S's influence in Federation of States fell from "Handshaker" to "Truckler".
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--S's influence in Federation of States fell from "Duckspeaker" to "Handshaker".
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--S's influence in Federation of States fell from "Diplomat" to "Duckspeaker".
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--S's influence in Federation of States fell from "Hermit" to "Diplomat".
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--S's influence in Federation of States rose from "Zero" to "Hermit".