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The Republic of Haltyas is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by AVA with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 3.176 billion Haltyasians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Antorld. The average income tax rate is 62.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Haltyasian economy, worth 481 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 151,484 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, televisions are often seized to pay for overdue television license fees, family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries, and the nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents. Crime is totally unknown. Haltyas's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Haltyas is ranked 304,791^st in the world and 4,948^th in The East Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -355.58 on the Scary Big Number Scale.