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The Schemes of MoneyMaker is a massive, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 2.101 billion MoneyMakerians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 21.8%.

The MoneyMakerian economy, worth 95.3 trillion Cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 45,353 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, seasonal hay-fever sufferers are attending government drug counselling sessions to get free doughnuts, immigrant herding has become a national pastime, and dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines'. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. MoneyMaker's national animal is the Springtail, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

MoneyMaker is ranked 126,478^th in the world and 1^st in Totally Not a Pyramid Scheme for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 956.25 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.