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The Mindless Conformism of Figment of Wisdom is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Figlord Everyman with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cheerful population of 5.18 billion Wiseguys enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Common Wisdom. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Wiseguy economy, worth 968 trillion dinarios a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 186,917 dinarios, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It turns out that you actually can put a price on intangible cultural heritage, war criminals are given full state funerals, vacationing Wiseguys expect to be treated as royalty, and colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great Wiseguy Liberator". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Figment of Wisdom's national animal is the starling, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is a popular religion.

Figment of Wisdom is ranked 217,468^th in the world and 9^th in The Figment Factory for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.84 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.