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“The State Is GOD”

The Republic of The northern planet is a huge, safe nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 625 million 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 Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Northern City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 83%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling industry, followed by Tourism and Automobile Manufacturing.

The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the The northern planet Blood Tithe, retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, and pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The northern planet's national animal is the eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the dollar.

The northern planet is ranked 2167th in the region and 43,336th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.