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The Loving Couple of F4n 4rt is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Bump with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, rampant corporate plagiarism, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 10.148 billion F4n 4rtians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hexside. The average income tax rate is 73.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient F4n 4rtian economy, worth a remarkable 1,302 trillion snails a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 128,305 snails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolyard sandboxes resemble ashtrays due to the large number of cigarette butts, commemorative mugs remembering last year's Black Friday Crockery Riots are a best seller this year, burglars are known for taking cash, socks, and other valuables, and The Pipe Bomb Makers' Pop-Up Book can be found in preschool libraries. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. F4n 4rt's national animal is the owl and its national religion is Cards.

F4n 4rt is ranked 38,009^th in the world and 22^nd in Suspicious for Highest Average Incomes, with 128,305.78 Standard Monetary Units.