The Community of The Dean is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its frequent executions, ritual sacrifices, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 422 million Deanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The minute government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Social Policy, although Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. The average income tax rate is 5.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The Deanian economy, worth 18.6 trillion Quarters a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Basket Weaving, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,957 Quarters, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.
One tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Leader is a silly poophead, the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins, and male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Dean's national animal is the Dalmatian, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
The Dean is ranked 232,532nd in the world and 288th in Nerdlandia for Largest Populations, with 422 million capita.
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The Dean, male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'.
- : Following new legislation in The Dean, the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins.
- : Following new legislation in The Dean, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Leader is a silly poophead.
- : Following new legislation in The Dean, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber.
- : Following new legislation in The Dean, it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors.
- : Following new legislation in The Dean, all statues and paintings of dogs are being destroyed to avoid offending cat-lovers.
- : Following new legislation in The Dean, the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face.
- : Following new legislation in The Dean, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy.
- : Following new legislation in The Dean, Deanian politicians are often described as having more style than substance.
- : Following new legislation in The Dean, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans.
