abstract
| - The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The House of Sebastian City. The average income tax rate is 56.7%. The all-consuming The House of Sebastianian economy, worth 828 trillion Sebastian Estedoes a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 91,792 Sebastian Estedoes, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest. The House of Sebastian is increasingly belligerent on the international stage, voting is voluntary, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around The House of Sebastian City, and the government is flooded with compensation requests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The House of Sebastian's national animal is the Sebastian Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is a major religion.
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