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The Conservation Officer of Chodean Kal

“Glory to The Sasquatch Republic!”

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The Conservation Officer of Chodean Kal is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Marshal Markus Briand with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 32.482 billion Chodeani are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Andreisburg. The average income tax rate is 76.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Chodeani economy, worth a remarkable 1,955 trillion FS Credits a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is 60,204 FS Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

First-time moms are expected to be experienced parents from day one, loss of the ability to speak is a common affliction of the elderly, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, and sailors spend their shore leave helping old ladies cross the street. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chodean Kal's national animal is the Libreagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Dalism.

Chodean Kal is ranked 48,088^th in the world and 7^th in The Sasquatch Republic for Most Patriotic, with 32.65 flags saluted per person per day.

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