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The Armed Republic of Mapleleaves4 is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 2.622 billion Mapleleaves4ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 31.1%.

The sizeable but inefficient Mapleleaves4ian economy, worth 83.8 trillion forks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,968 forks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

APCs on school runs disgorge kids via assault ramps, the tightness of border controls in Mapleleaves4 leave a little to be desired, top-shelf magazines feature risqué centrefold spreads of ladies' wrists, and endangered species are effective hostages against the Mapleleaves4ian military. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mapleleaves4's national animal is the Militarized Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Mapleleaves4 is ranked 122,224^th in the world and 3^rd in Xosnaequa for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 618.1 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.