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The Republic of Agonyland is a huge, genial nation, notable for its smutty television, infamous sell-swords, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 871 million Agonylandians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Agonylandian economy, worth 106 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 121,882 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Everyone wants to be on the guest list for diplomatic parties, in musicals everybody's a little bit racist, Leader has just been declared ruler of Agonyland in an international press conference, and polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Agonyland's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Agonyland is ranked 45,945^th in the world and 710^th in the Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.96 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.