The Borderlands of Sanaq is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, prohibition of alcohol, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, devout population of 404 million Sanaqians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government prioritizes Administration, with Welfare, Spirituality, and Law & Order also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 83.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The Sanaqian economy, worth 25.4 trillion stones 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, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Uranium Mining. 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 62,780 stones, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Referenda are held for every conceivable government action, the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions, fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, and the song 'They Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Sanaq' is a smash hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sanaq's national animal is the camel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Sanaq is ranked 197,684th in the world and 24th in The Story of Civilization for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.
National Happenings
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Sanaq, the song 'They Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Sanaq' is a smash hit.
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Sanaq, fur coats have become the latest fashion trend.
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Sanaq, the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions.
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Sanaq, referenda are held for every conceivable government action.
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Sanaq published "Gnostic Chirhine" (Factbook: Religion).
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Sanaq, sprinters achieve their personal bests only when the Olympic Team recruiters come calling.
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Sanaq was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
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Sanaq, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age.
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Sanaq, works of historical fiction contain a surprising lack of historical figures.
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Sanaq, it's best not to ask what goes into Sanaq City Fried Chicken's secret blend of herbs and spices.