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The Theocracy of Veiled and Secret Power

“Whose paths we seek in vain”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Basket Case
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Power

Location: Mechanocracy

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Veiled and Secret Power

Population390 million

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AnimalTrout

The Theocracy of Veiled and Secret Power is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 390 million Veiled and Secret Powerians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, with Law & Order also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 45.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Veiled and Secret Powerian economy, worth 3.67 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,420 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and students learn how to disarm mines before understanding basic arithmetic. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Veiled and Secret Power's national animal is the Trout, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Veiled and Secret Power is ranked 170,948th in the world and 1st in Mechanocracy for Most Patriotic, with 8.79 flags saluted per person per day.

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Most Authoritarian: 1,846thTop
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Most Extreme: 3,943rdMost Conservative: 4,342ndMost Ignorant Citizens: 6,670thMost Income Equality: 6,674thTop
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Most Pacifist: 23,011th

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