Location: Democratic Socialist Assembly

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The Althing of Ratateague is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5.219 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Equality, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holtmímir. The average income tax rate is 100%. A very small private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Senior citizens are often found slaving away in factories, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, anti-government web sites are springing up, and the recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter. Crime is totally unknown. Ratateague's national animal is the flying squirrel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the ʝarl.

Ratateague is ranked 33rd in Democratic Socialist Assembly and 2,440th in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 138 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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