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The Allied States of Sinel is a massive, safe nation, ruled by chuck norris with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.843 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Defence, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of snow leopard city. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Gambling industry.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, women earn less than half the salary of men if they can even find a job, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, and Sinel's army is full of two-metre tall super-soldiers. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sinel's national animal is the snow leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the latch.

Sinel is ranked 30th in the region and 5,780th in the world for Most Godforsaken.