The Loving Couple of -I Ship It is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Sam with an iron fist, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 6.258 billion -I Ship Itians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Impala. The average income tax rate is 67.8%.
The frighteningly efficient -I Ship Itian economy, worth 865 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Retail, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 138,262 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.
Unpopular politicians are often caught between a rock and a hard place, jailbreaking is the best-selling book category of the year, beaches are empty as the shark population multiplies exponentially, and rundown towns are frequently sold to billionaires for their pet projects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -I Ship It's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cards.
-I Ship It is ranked 75,808th in the world and 40th in Caer Sidi for Safest, scoring 92.21 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
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-I Ship It, rundown towns are frequently sold to billionaires for their pet projects.
- : Following new legislation in -I Ship It, beaches are empty as the shark population multiplies exponentially.
- : Following new legislation in -I Ship It, jailbreaking is the best-selling book category of the year.
- : Following new legislation in -I Ship It, unpopular politicians are often caught between a rock and a hard place.
- : Following new legislation in -I Ship It, the government subsidises medicines of mass destruction.
- : -I Ship It was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in -I Ship It, the government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector.
- : Following new legislation in -I Ship It, cops shout apologies with every swing of their baton.
- : Following new legislation in -I Ship It, at the edge of the final frontier space's biggest missile platform is about to unfold.
- : Following new legislation in -I Ship It, court verdicts are predictable to within a hundredth of a percentage point.
