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The Delightful Republic of Canditia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Daniel Tandy with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, anti-smoking policies, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.547 billion Canditians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Caramel City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Canditian economy, worth 309 trillion Candies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 121,483 Candies, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 478,074 per year while the poor average 20,952, a ratio of 22.8 to 1.

The government's stance on marriage is 'Let Canditians marry themselves', restaurateurs put a lot of effort into persuading customers to accept wafer-thin mints, lonely people are supposed to be cheered up by the many parties that they are never invited to, and the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Canditia's national animal is the Sylveon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Canditia is ranked 282,524^th in the world and 171^st in Declansburg for Most Primitive, scoring -198.15 on the Scary Big Number Scale.