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“If You Don't Eat Pizza Pockets We Kill You!”

The Pirate Oddity of PizzaPocket is a massive, economically powerful nation, notable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed population of 1.667 billion 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pepperoni City. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, artists are pillars of society, children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces, and the people of PizzaPocket are renowned for their nihilistic attitudes. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PizzaPocket's national animal is the cow of death, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the pepperoni.

PizzaPocket is ranked 15th in the region and 23,140th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.