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The Commonwealth of Eludmonden is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Castars Delste with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.708 billion Eludmondenians 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, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Adastra. The average income tax rate is 70.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eludmondenian economy, worth 184 trillion florins a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 108,172 florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, demand for gourmet white truffles is on the rise, whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Eludmondenian Embarrassments, and court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eludmonden's national animal is the crocodile, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Eludmonden is ranked 286,858^th in the world and 5,077^th in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -215.89 on the Scary Big Number Scale.