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The Republic of KORSIYAQ is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, state-planned economy, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 639 million KORSIYAQians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sakria. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse KORSIYAQian economy, worth 55.9 trillion Kors a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 87,407 Kors, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader claims tax rises are the result of 'curses', international trade can be a pain to deal with, kids feel more beat up than ever after a hard day at school, and most academic research has ground to a halt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. KORSIYAQ's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

KORSIYAQ is ranked 25,500^th in the world and 542^nd in the Rejected Realms for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,949.45 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.