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The Republic of Army of Pickachu is a very large, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy and compulsory military service. The democratic, devout population of 323 million Army of Pickachuans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 41.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Army of Pickachuan economy, worth 11.5 trillion Thunderbolts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 35,680 Thunderbolts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, Harry Potter books are banned, organ donation is compulsory, and ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Army of Pickachu's national animal is the Pickachu.

Army of Pickachu is ranked 93,021^st in the world and 4^th in Pickachu Convention for Most Cultured, scoring 67 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.