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Largest Agricultural Sector: 3,534thMost Valuable International Artwork: 5,067thMost Rebellious Youth: 5,260th
The Loving Couple of
Iron Fist Consumerists Imperialist Pig Dog Oppressors
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Superpower
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One TruePairing-

Population10.023 billion

CapitalConnecticut
LeaderHal
FaithCards

Currencysnail
Animalowl

The Loving Couple of One TruePairing- is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Hal with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, infamous sell-swords, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 10.023 billion One TruePairing-ians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Connecticut. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient One TruePairing-ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,157 trillion snails a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 115,451 snails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Bread-gangs raid restaurant waste bins to stockpile uneaten rolls, a commonwealth of equal nations recognises that One TruePairing- is a bit more equal than the others, the nation's soldiers sleep four to a bed in order to use space economically, and every citizen must submit to DNA testing to be eliminated from police inquiries. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. One TruePairing-'s national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cards.

One TruePairing- is ranked 272,672nd in the world and 5th in Denver Broncos for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Largest Agricultural Sector: 3,534thMost Valuable International Artwork: 5,067thMost Rebellious Youth: 5,260thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 5,941stMost Secular: 7,834thNudest: 9,904thLargest Information Technology Sector: 15,217thFattest Citizens: 16,453rdTop
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Largest Black Market: 17,987thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 18,674thMost Cultured: 21,530thLargest Welfare Programs: 21,601stMost Subsidized Industry: 24,019thHighest Poor Incomes: 27,457thSafest: 28,475thMost Developed: 30,081st

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