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The Kingdom of Haunover is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Frederik XVI with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.285 billion Haunovans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kappitalch. The average income tax rate is 78.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Haunovan economy, worth 80.0 trillion Haunovs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 62,233 Haunovs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

War vets look after war animals, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, the nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard, and religious turf wars have caused frustrated police to pray for divine intervention. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Haunover's national animal is the Huanovan Prancer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Not Applicable.

Haunover is ranked 310,249^th in the world and 1,242^nd in Europeia for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -10.39 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.