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The Kingdom of Cliffia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Frederick III with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, triple-decker prams, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed population of 4.728 billion Cliffians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cliffia City. The average income tax rate is 41.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Cliffian economy, worth 510 trillion crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 108,071 crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, government crews work tirelessly to retake the suburbs from organized packs of raccoons, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy, and the government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cliffia's national animal is the goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cliffia is ranked 58,588^th in the world and 1^st in Royal Federation of United Monarchies for Most Developed, scoring 74.88 on the Human Development Index.