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The Republic of Amendment 5 is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its burgeoning elephant population. The democratic population of 2.067 billion Quiet people love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 23.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Amendment 5ian economy, worth 68.0 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,891 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Amendment 5's national animal is the elephant.

Amendment 5 is ranked 282,172^nd in the world and 1^st in Andromeda Island for Most Developed, scoring 49.16 on the Human Development Index.