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The Republic of Sea Lions is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Lionel See with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.97 billion Sea Lionians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Singapura. The average income tax rate is 67.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Sea Lionian economy, worth 432 trillion Sand Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 86,996 Sand Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, a recent political speech drew the ire of nerds everywhere after the speaker claimed that Darth Vader was Harry Potter's father, lip-readers are often left perplexed by political rallies, and forty-year-old men are asked for their ID before watching the latest pony cartoon movies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Sea Lions's national animal is the Sea Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Sea Lions is ranked 58,921^st in the world and 461^st in The East Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 11.6 trillion Standard Monetary Units.