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The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 42.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

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Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BEFORE PANIC BUYING PAPER TOWELS VINNY's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

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