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The Halcyon Archipelago of Ko-oren is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Dhunerin Laurderinthen with an iron fist, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, humorless population of 30.866 billion Ko-orenites are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gehrenna-Majara-Maethoru-Senoren. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Ko-orenite economy, worth a remarkable 7,518 trillion Koronas a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 243,578 Koronas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Coffee cups have grown in size to accommodate the huge ingredients list, safety warnings are prohibited lest they give people ideas, a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, and the government seizes corporate assets it deems 'scary enough'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ko-oren's national animal is the Dragonfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Monradhity.

Ko-oren is ranked 171^st in the world and 1^st in Anaia for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 38,947.34 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.