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The Republic of Far Otter is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, democratic population of 339 million Far Otterians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Welfare, Healthcare, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality is ignored. The average income tax rate is 27.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Far Otterian economy, worth 29.0 trillion Doubloons a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,602 Doubloons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Far Otterian husbands are dead good at fathering kids, more sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people, a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders, and the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression. Crime is totally unknown. Far Otter's national animal is the Rock Pigeon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Far Otter is ranked 62,970^th in the world and 1,049^th in The East Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 4,289.27 on the Hickory Productivity Index.