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The Holy Blue Republic of No Cap is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Wuff with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, soft-spoken computers, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate population of 4.617 billion No Capians 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 Law & Order, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yodle City. The average income tax rate is 35.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The No Capian economy, worth 212 trillion Gold Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Book Publishing, Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 45,949 Gold Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The state is footing the bill for billionaires' lawyers, stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings, only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile, and the free market's hand is quite visible. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. No Cap's national animal is the Zombie and its national religion is Orthodox Yodlism.

No Cap is ranked 289,238^th in the world and 9^th in Galactic Empire of Sween for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.8 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.