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The Irate Exploited Ambulant Mob of Straphangers is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 25.502 billion Commuters hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 93.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Commuter economy, worth a remarkable 2,925 trillion Fares a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,697 Fares, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Labour strikes are routinely squashed by police, artificial intelligence seeking exciting work are overcome with ennui, good looking soldier boys have celebrity status amongst the nation's homosexuals, and motorcycle riders are required to wear so much gear they've been nicknamed "Stay Pufts". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Straphangers's national animal is the Subway Alligator, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Straphangers is ranked 5,940^th in the world and 4^th in Eladen for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 13,742.36 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.