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The Kingdom of The Scandinavian Realm is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Carl Philip Bernadotte with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, otherworldly petting zoo, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 10.611 billion Scandinavians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gothenburg. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Scandinavian economy, worth a remarkable 4,759 trillion Scandinavian Crowns a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 448,539 Scandinavian Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children grow up believing the sun to be a myth, the credibility of anti-government demagogues is undermined by government claims that they smell like poo, playing card suits are sold separately, and youth rights demonstrations often end in vicious snowball fights. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Scandinavian Realm's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Scandinavian Realm is ranked 2,836^th in the world and 15^th in Europe for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 11,958.73 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.