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One-True Pairing

Population10.087 billion

CapitalConformatorium
LeaderAmber
FaithCards

Currencysnail
Animalowl

The Loving Couple of One-True Pairing is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Amber with an even hand, and renowned for its fear of technology, disturbing lack of elderly people, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 10.087 billion One-True Pairingians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Conformatorium. The average income tax rate is 59.6%.

The frighteningly efficient One-True Pairingian economy, worth 935 trillion snails a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is 92,755 snails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Children are raised bilingual from an early age, preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime, the team in charge of creating a new writing system have spent months deciding whether or not to use serif or sans-serif characters, and economists confusingly list "fusarium rot and leaf blight" as major risk factors for monetary deflation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. One-True Pairing's national animal is the owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Cards.

One-True Pairing is ranked 315,010th in the world and 49th in Libertium for Nicest Citizens, with 0.55 average smiles per day.

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Most Primitive: 8,533rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 9,237thMost Devout: 10,082ndRudest Citizens: 12,058thLargest Mining Sector: 13,881stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 14,019thLargest Retail Industry: 15,181stTop
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Largest Black Market: 17,651stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 20,086thMost Corrupt Governments: 21,978thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 23,312thMost Stationary: 27,375thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 27,552ndMost Influential: 28,791stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 29,824thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 32,544th
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Most Influential: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Pro-Market: 2nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Patriotic: 3rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Devout: 3rd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 4th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 5th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 5th in the region

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