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The Federation of Quetesia

“This Motto Is Nothing.”

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The Federation of Quetesia is a large, orderly nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, anti-smoking policies, and suspicion of poets. The cynical, devout population of 96 million Quetesians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 52.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Quetesian economy, worth 3.13 trillion Qwerties a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,634 Qwerties, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The constant playing of Merry Birthday on Quetesian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, euthanasia is illegal, diplomatic cables about Leader have suddenly been very flattering, and it's all quiet on the western front. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Quetesia's national animal is the Quetesian Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Quetesia is ranked 117,596^th in the world and 3^rd in Questia for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,658.03 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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