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Germany's largest federal state, Bavaria combines strong regional identity and Catholicism, historic dominance by the CSU, cutting-edge industry (BMW, Siemens), and active defense of its fiscal and cultural autonomy from Berlin.
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Leans further toward federal than 86% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Technology, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Platform of the Republican Party, combining border security and deportations, tariffs and industrial protectionism, tax cuts and deregulation, gun rights, Christian values and returning abortion to the states.
Tradition of republics made of sovereign provinces or cantons, such as the Dutch Republic and the old Swiss Confederacy, with local self-government, open trade, armed neutrality and deep-rooted Protestant faith.
Doctrine inspired by Malthus that proposes curbing population growth through late marriage, education and family responsibility, replacing poor relief with work incentives and protecting property and national agriculture.
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Techno-SocialismRadical Left31%
An Austrian politician and heir of the Habsburgs, Otto was a defender of constitutional monarchy, European federalism, and continental integration, serving for decades as a European parliamentarian and critic of totalitarianism.
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A southern state settled by Azorean and other European immigrants, Santa Catarina has a high human development index, a diversified small- and medium-business economy, and a predominantly conservative electorate.
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Lutheran German state with pioneering manufacturing and mining, a Catholic dynasty, and parliamentary traditions inside the German Confederation and Empire.
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