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The Seafaring Explorers of Caravelia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Friedrich der Kapitän with an even hand, and notable for its teetotalling pirates, frequent executions, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 7.469 billion Caravelians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Caravelia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Caravelian economy, worth a remarkable 1,686 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 225,765 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 685,492 per year while the poor average 57,782, a ratio of 11.9 to 1.

Modern warfare's call of duty isn't popular with gamers these days, Michelin-star chefs are being called on to prepare menus for six-year-olds, people's charity begins and ends at home, and the national anthem is considered broadly offensive to those who don't believe in Seafaring Exploration and Adventure. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Caravelia's national animal is the Tree, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Seafaring Exploration and Adventure.

Caravelia is ranked 88,979^th in the world and 3,654^th in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,611.74 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.