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“I'm forever blowing bubbles, pretty bubbles in the air”

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The Republic of Benjamin Anthony Johnson is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, parental licensing program, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 296 million Benjamin Anthony Johnsonians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government prioritizes Law & Order, with Industry, Healthcare, and Education also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 46.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Benjamin Anthony Johnsonian economy, worth 19.1 trillion irons a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,427 irons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil, government-sponsored WiFi allows farmers to rant about city folks in real time, drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, and middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Benjamin Anthony Johnson's national animal is the bubbles, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Benjamin Anthony Johnson is ranked 61,657^th in the world and 16^th in West Ham United for Most Cultured, scoring 70 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.