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The Armed Republic of Bethanian Guardian

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The Armed Republic of Bethanian Guardian is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 1 billion Bethanian Guardianians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 32.2%.

The Bethanian Guardianian economy, worth 35.9 trillion Feathers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is 35,886 Feathers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bethanian Guardian's national animal is the Penelope.

Bethanian Guardian is ranked 233,879^th in the world and 3^rd in Bethany for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -2 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.