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The Kingdom of Gurkland

“Ab ovo usque ad mala”

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The Kingdom of Gurkland is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Mitriel Direnni with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 22.753 billion Gurklandians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sheoth. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Gurklandian economy, worth an astonishing 10,071 trillion Freigelds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 442,663 Freigelds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, machine-peeled candied grapes come in individual packaging for the busy commuter, and most ambassadors from Gurkland retire only a few years after being appointed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gurkland's national animal is the Pegasus, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Madokaism.

Gurkland is ranked 1,202^nd in the world and 1^st in The Embassy for Most Secular, with 99.13 Atheism Rate.

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