abstract
| - The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government is effectively ruled by the Department of Education, although Healthcare is also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 56.2%, and even higher for the wealthy. The large but stagnant Nemonicusian economy, worth 100 trillion boots a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 8,423 boots, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest. The nation is so apathetic that Nemonicusians can barely find the energy to bring new issues to the government, organised sports are frowned upon as frivolous, the mining industry has taken a hit from tighter environmental regulations, and in a baffling press conference empathic whimsy and proudly dismantled a broken door. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Nemonicus's national animal is the Speckled Foof, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
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