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“Pika”

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The Colony of Pickachu Spawner is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 319 million Pickachu Spawnerians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government prioritizes Spirituality, with Education, Defense, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Industry and Environment aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 13.0%.

The Pickachu Spawnerian economy, worth 12.8 trillion Thunderbolts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 40,215 Thunderbolts, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, the military perceives nations hit by natural disasters as "easy pickings", and pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Pickachu Spawner's national animal is the Pickachu.

Pickachu Spawner is ranked 55,273^rd in the world and 1^st in Pickachu Convention for Most Cultured, scoring 71 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.