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“Long Live The Great Nation of Virabland”

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The Kingdom of Virabland is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 716 million Virabians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blazen. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Virabian economy, worth 82.5 trillion Carpinchoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 115,204 Carpinchoes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 333,162 per year while the poor average 31,587, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

Government-sponsored gallows are being erected by Violetist temples, safety warnings are prohibited lest they give people ideas, the fate of the world literally rests on Leader's fingers, and criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Virabland's national animal is the Capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Virabland is ranked 14,023^rd in the world and 204^th in The East Pacific for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 76,726.06 Standard Monetary Units.