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The Republic of Pervincia is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Emperor Jon Howard with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.387 billion Pervincians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pervincia City. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Pervincian economy, worth a remarkable 1,313 trillion Pounds a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 126,473 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, Emperor Jon Howard steals from the rich and gives to the needy, the richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper, and code enforcement officers circle wealthy Pervincians like vultures. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pervincia's national animal is the Octopus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Octuism.

Pervincia is ranked 132,443^rd in the world and 131^st in Conch Kingdom for Most Extreme, scoring 20.51 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.