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The Republic of Thing 5 is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, smutty television, and avant-garde cinema. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 3.548 billion Thing 5ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Thing 5ian economy, worth 304 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 85,803 pounds, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Landless farmers wander forlornly in the government's many national parks, pizzerias must now display shrines to the Pizza God, diplomats miss flights while wandering Thing 5 City Airport's endless art maze, and skateparks can be found in every city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thing 5's national animal is the fox.

Thing 5 is ranked 35,800^th in the world and 11^th in Distorted Memories for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,422.57 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.