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The Republic of Paares is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 352 million Paaresians 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 prioritizes Education, although Industry, Defense, and Environment are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of porte Sanctus Vito. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.4%.

The all-consuming Paaresian economy, worth 30.9 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 87,786 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Corruption is a game of two halves, one year's corporation tax from three international megacorporations has funded one dozen shiny black pencils for Leader's office, vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Paaresian mussels the biggest in the West Pacific, and the number of eyes rolled per maths lesson is increasing exponentially. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Paares's national animal is the Red-tailed Tropicbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Paares is ranked 194,764^th in the world and 2,241^st in the West Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 617.99 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.