The Republic of Combine Overwatch Elite 17 is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its daily referendums, infamous sell-swords, and smutty television. The compassionate, devout population of 2.177 billion Combine Overwatch Elite 17ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 39.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The Combine Overwatch Elite 17ian economy, worth 92.7 trillion Ration Credits a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,560 Ration Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.
The government airlifts sacrificial lambs, police conduct weekly raids looking for contraband cheeseburgers, students who refuse to pray are expelled from school, and most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Combine Overwatch Elite 17's national animal is the Antlion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Combine Overwatch Elite 17 is ranked 280,531st in the world and 4,173rd in eta for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.07 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.
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Combine Overwatch Elite 17 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Nicest Citizens and Most Compassionate Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Combine Overwatch Elite 17, most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade.
- : Following new legislation in Combine Overwatch Elite 17, students who refuse to pray are expelled from school.
- : Following new legislation in Combine Overwatch Elite 17, police conduct weekly raids looking for contraband cheeseburgers.
- : Following new legislation in Combine Overwatch Elite 17, the government airlifts sacrificial lambs.
- : Following new legislation in Combine Overwatch Elite 17, there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality.
- : Combine Overwatch Elite 17 applied to join the World Assembly.
- : Following new legislation in Combine Overwatch Elite 17, exterminators swarm Combine Overwatch Elite 17ian homes.
- : Following new legislation in Combine Overwatch Elite 17, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes.
- : Following new legislation in Combine Overwatch Elite 17, rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons.