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The Peaceful Protestor of Sodarnia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Prime-Minister Jónas Rasmussen with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, anti-smoking policies, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 3.437 billion Sodarnians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Volburg. The average income tax rate is 48.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Sodarnian economy, worth 229 trillion Sordanian Slotts a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,658 Sordanian Slotts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Gardeners must genetically test weeds for unique traits before digging them up, delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers, burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine, and religious terrorism is considered to be an Act of God by insurance companies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sodarnia's national animal is the Haisköl Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Sodarnia is ranked 131,170^th in the world and 703^rd in Europe for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 2,227.52 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.