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The Empire of FiveLeavesLeft is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed population of 3.503 billion FiveLeavesLeftians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Public Transport, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 25.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient FiveLeavesLeftian economy, worth 135 trillion florins a year, is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,672 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

A major religion has been named as FiveLeavesLeft's national religion, doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion, many feel that the government's ban on cars to combat reckless driving was "a tad excessive", and charged suspects often have to wait years before the courts have room to judge their trial. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. FiveLeavesLeft's national animal is the falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

FiveLeavesLeft is ranked 81,278^th in the world and 5^th in Croaso for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,834.24 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.