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The Sereníssimo of Reino de Portvgal is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Dom Mário IV with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful population of 7.447 billion Portuguese are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lisboa. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Portuguese economy, worth a remarkable 2,093 trillion Cruzadoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 281,095 Cruzadoes, with the richest citizens earning 9.8 times as much as the poorest.

Wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, Dom Mário IV can often be found attempting to coax random citizens' cats down from trees, and the request to "give us our daily bread" can only be fulfilled six days out of seven. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Reino de Portvgal's national animal is the Iberian Lynx, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Reino de Portvgal is ranked 124,241^st in the world and 59^th in Portugal for Largest Black Market, with 1.59 trillion Standard Monetary Units.