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The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 86.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Pack Storage 30ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,005 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 158,742 cards, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Neon signs promoting safe driving often distract drivers, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, matryoshka dolls resembling nested Death Stars are commonly sold, and vile black smog from coal power plants has enveloped several major urban centres. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Pack Storage 30's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Second Best Pack Storage 30 is ranked 12,039^th in the world and 340^th in Two for Lowest Crime Rates, with 97.76 law-abiding acts per hour.