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The Commonwealth of Ekscelia

“Per rectum ab astra”

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The Commonwealth of Ekscelia is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Ekscelencja with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, national health service, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 8.585 billion Excelians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Excelia. The average income tax rate is 9.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Excelian economy, worth a remarkable 2,176 trillion golds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 253,486 golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

National park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, withdrawal of support for drug addicts is leaving many with cold sweats, group hugs break out during floor votes, and some voters are required to show a minimum of four forms of identification. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ekscelia's national animal is the mealworm, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ekscelia is ranked 288,472^nd in the world and 140^th in The Glorious Nations of Iwaku for Most Primitive, scoring -542.87 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

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