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The Grand Duchy of Lyriciae

“May the Moon and North Star guide us”

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The Grand Duchy of Lyriciae is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ban on automobiles and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 282 million Lyriciaeans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The strong Lyriciaean economy, worth 16.1 trillion Lyracis a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 57,116 Lyracis, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

Prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators, telling someone to 'break a leg' is considered a criminal inducement to self harm, online terrorists are automatically assigned adverts for cheap balaclavas, and the Museum of Blackacrean War Crimes is located on "Blackacre Did Nothing Wrong Avenue". Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lyriciae's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lyriciae is ranked 289,278^th in the world and 15,016^th in Lazarus for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 9.29 Effective Tax Rate.

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