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The United Republics of Fre Rhissey is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Henry Heisenberg with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 3.884 billion Fre Rhissians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Strahull. The average income tax rate is 75.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Fre Rhissian economy, worth 364 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,826 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, street preachers spend more time condemning government bureaucracy than passers-by, victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, and this summer's chart-toppers sound almost the same as last year's. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fre Rhissey's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity and Istharism.

Fre Rhissey is ranked 135,941^st in the world and 98^th in Declansburg for Most Authoritarian, with 772.77 milliStalins.