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The Shadows of Capture of Lands of Ann is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by The Ann with an even hand, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, frequent executions, and avant-garde cinema. The quiet, industrious population of 12.257 billion Annians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ann City. The average income tax rate is 42.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Annian economy, worth 594 trillion fites a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,470 fites, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, the government sends submarines to retrieve bodies from shipwrecked submarines, Lands of Ann isn't what it used to be, and Sheep is one of the most popular forenames in Lands of Ann. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lands of Ann's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lands of Ann is ranked 156,429^th in the world and 20^th in Callista for Most Developed, scoring 55.07 on the Human Development Index.