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The Witch of Fern Shadowmend is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Fern Shadowmend with a fair hand, and renowned for its absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 10.202 billion Fern Shadowmendians 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carda. The average income tax rate is 21.6%.

The strong Fern Shadowmendian economy, worth 681 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is 66,815 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

The weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, selfie stick use is a required Scout badge, children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary, and government fact-checkers use surprising amounts of high explosive. Crime is well under control. Fern Shadowmend's national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Violetism.

Fern Shadowmend is ranked 88,150^th in the world and 1^st in The Corner for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,462.24 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.