The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jacksonville. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.0%. The frighteningly efficient Paledonnian economy, worth 911 trillion Doubloons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 213,813 Doubloons, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.