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The Incorporated States of Wirist is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its national health service, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 870 million Wiristians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blueburrow. The average income tax rate is 28.9%.

The powerhouse Wiristian economy, worth 82.3 trillion parcs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 94,639 parcs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Reporters who negatively comment on politicians' haircuts are cut from the news, wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high, prison visits increase substantially during election years, and Wiristian police have to pay out of their own pockets for bulletproof vests. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wirist's national animal is the wombat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Wirist is ranked 312,597^th in the world and 5,040^th in The East Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 0.45 flags saluted per person per day.