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The Free Commonwealth of Greater Tern is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prætor Sayuri Tähtinen with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, complete lack of prisons, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 21.774 billion Ternans 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 is primarily concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Social Policy are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ittermory. The average income tax rate is 76.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ternan economy, worth a remarkable 6,918 trillion Golden Quills a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 317,754 Golden Quills, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

If foreigners can hit a spittoon from five paces they get a free holiday to Greater Tern, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, and behind every great person are three dozen other people passing great memos. Crime is totally unknown. Greater Tern's national animal is the Hummingbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Tsukuyomism.

Greater Tern is ranked 10,020^th in the world and 188^th in the South Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 7,422.24 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.