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The Holy Empire of Bethesda Scamville is a massive, genial nation, ruled by jimbis 9000 with an even hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, complete lack of prisons, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working population of 2.251 billion Bethesda Scamvilleans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rockville. The average income tax rate is 29.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Bethesda Scamvillean economy, worth 308 trillion caps a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 137,138 caps, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, people hearing voices that tell them to commit crimes are automatically assumed to be holy, anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card, and business leaders commend the government for enacting an emissions reduction strategy that reduces no Bethesda Scamvillean emissions at all. Crime is relatively low. Bethesda Scamville's national animal is the nuke, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is scamism.

Bethesda Scamville is ranked 82,420^th in the world and 161^st in Conch Kingdom for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.99 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.