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The Commonwealth of Balronia

“Freedom, Community, Beauty”

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The Commonwealth of Balronia is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed population of 475 million Balronians 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 Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sargasso. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.5%.

The strong Balronian economy, worth 36.1 trillion Albans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,914 Albans, with the richest citizens earning 7.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government spends billions to protect Balronia from a disaster that is one in a million, a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water, excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside, and warfare increasingly resembles a video game. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Balronia's national animal is the Jackal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Balronia is ranked 118,572^nd in the world and 367^th in The Wellspring for Safest, scoring 75.02 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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