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The Republic of Handler V is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 3.084 billion Handler Vians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Handler Vian economy, worth 141 trillion Juggernauts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Average income is 45,819 Juggernauts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, the official Handler Vian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, and the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Handler V's national animal is the Juggernaut, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Handler V is ranked 97,462^nd in the world and 7^th in Stygian Abbey for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 98.99 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.