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The Democratic Confederation of Henren is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Henry J Hern with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, ban on automobiles, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 6.074 billion Henrenians 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 Marinda. The average income tax rate is 74.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Henrenian economy, worth 953 trillion Henies 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 156,963 Henies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation is known abroad mostly for its Parliamentary antics, signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles, the national anthem is a rather effective sleeping aid, and the nation's green cities are indeed concrete jungles. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Henren's national animal is the Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Henren is ranked 280,686^th in the world and 4,528^th in The East Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -6.78 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.