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The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 80.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Pack Storage 62ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,121 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 175,200 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, it is quite common for bar patrons to discuss Wittgenstein over cordials and games of backgammon, stockbrokers dream of getting rich by writing textbooks, and planespotters are emigrating in droves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Pack Storage 62's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

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