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The Lovable Larrikin of Istillian

“Little by little, one travels far.”

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The Lovable Larrikin of Istillian is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Fornost Erain with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 12.289 billion Istillian's are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Defense, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Irminsul. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Istillian economy, worth a remarkable 2,366 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 192,540 dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,744,317 per year while the poor average 2,505, a ratio of 696 to 1.

Vast amounts of energy are expended moving water to hilltop lakes, a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, jury duty means front row seats to a spectacular show, and every fourth child is born with flippers instead of hands. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Istillian's national animal is the Thylacine, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Thybelieve.

Istillian is ranked 255,150^th in the world and 1,026^th in Europeia for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -15.17 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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