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The Greater Free Republic of Ilek-Vaad

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The Greater Free Republic of Ilek-Vaad is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by First Republican Atalea Grant with an even hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, smutty television, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful population of 46.497 billion Vaadians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 48.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ilek-Vaadian economy, worth a remarkable 8,037 trillion Drachmas a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 172,865 Drachmas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is wading into dangerous waters, unpackaged foodstuffs rot on store shelves, children's daycare starts at the crack of dawn, and unemployed accountants keep double-entry ledgers of their benefit claims. Crime is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Ilek-Vaad's national animal is the Jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ilek-Vaad is ranked 291,968^th in the world and 3^rd in The Federated Klatchian Coast for Lowest Crime Rates, with 12.45 law-abiding acts per hour.

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