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The Communist Ministries of The zorgonny Wasteland is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Jordan E House with an iron fist, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.958 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of nuclei . The average income tax rate is 98%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, convicted murderers are free to walk the streets provided they attend rehabilitation classes, billions of caps are being blown on orbital weapons development, and schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The zorgonny Wasteland's national animal is the Albino deathclaw, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is the Children of Atom, and its currency is the cap.

The zorgonny Wasteland is ranked 13th in Communist International League and 4,213th in the world for Healthiest Citizens, with 13 Standard Bananas Ingested per capita per day.

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