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The Something of Calption is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Some One with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, devout population of 9.043 billion People have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Education, Industry, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dulois. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient A Person economy, worth a remarkable 3,289 trillion Zimbabwe Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 363,739 Zimbabwe Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration, foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security, scientists are researching the best way to kill off humanity to prevent catastrophic war, and rocket boots and thermal detonators have become standard-issue military gear. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Calption's national animal is the Organism, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Some thing.

Calption is ranked 33,849^th in the world and 1,960^th in Lazarus for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 5,280.45 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.