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The Federal Republic of Zareel is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 511 million Zareelians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry, Healthcare, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ashkelon. The average income tax rate is 34.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Zareelian economy, worth 63.9 trillion Shekels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 125,105 Shekels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

The stratosphere is full of "silent but deadly" attacks from Leader's rear echelons, playing an online nation simulation game legally obliges you to buy the creator's latest novel, more than one company makes the board game Monopoly, and endocrinology is a rapidly growing field of study. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zareel's national animal is the Sari, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zareel is ranked 288,551^st in the world and 306^th in The Wellspring for Most Extreme, scoring 3.16 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.