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The Amberk Republiek of Kaonas is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Auterun with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 7.448 billion Amberks enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bloempunt. The average income tax rate is 71.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Amberk economy, worth 728 trillion Chits a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,756 Chits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children crying over dropped ice creams are offered high doses of experimental antidepressants, rural children are told reading's important (for other people), hospitals are amongst the best-funded in the region, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kaonas's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kaonas is ranked 22,635^th in the world and 511^th in The East Pacific for Safest, scoring 112.45 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.