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The Yao Ming Dynasty Republic of Duracell is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Mario Yoshi Yao Ming Jeremy Lin III with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 26.246 billion Duracellians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Super Mario City. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Duracellian economy, worth a remarkable 4,864 trillion Yoshis a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 185,354 Yoshis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, turning eighteen is often referred to as the 'Age of Aquarius', builders across Duracell are blocked up with orders for new public loos, and pranking is an art form. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Duracell's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sports and Video Games Religion.

Duracell is ranked 19,469^th in the world and 290^th in The East Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 6,125.25 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.