The Swingline 747 of 35 Staplers is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Mr Staplerton the 3rd with a fair hand, and remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, state-planned economy, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.045 billion Staplerians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gluestick City. The average income tax rate is 22.2%.

The thriving Staplerian economy, worth 237 trillion pencils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 77,853 pencils, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home, oxygen is commonly known as 'breathinium', children aren't allowed to chew their pencils until they get home from school, and recent protests against birds flying too low have resulted in bloodshed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. 35 Staplers's national animal is the scissors, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

35 Staplers is ranked 194,890^th in the world and 10,745^th in Osiris for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 22.16 Effective Tax Rate.