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The Distant Borderlands of Blab

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The Distant Borderlands of Blab is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Queen Liliuokalani II with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 45.745 billion Blabons hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Industry and Environment also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Olelonui. The average income tax rate is 8.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Blabian economy, worth a remarkable 8,009 trillion chits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 175,096 chits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, Queen Liliuokalani II reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, babies are increasingly seen as a luxury, and Occam's razor has sliced to pieces any childhood belief in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. Crime is totally unknown. Blab's national animal is the elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The order of Violet.

Blab is ranked 6,331^st in the world and 1^st in United Nations for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 505.32 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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