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The Indefinite Hiatus of Vrnallia

“Somewhere, someday, I shall return”

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The Indefinite Hiatus of Vrnallia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Will of the People with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 21.738 billion Vrnallians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Townton. The average income tax rate is 98.8%.

The powerhouse Vrnallian economy, worth a remarkable 3,032 trillion smackerooneys a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is an impressive 139,497 smackerooneys, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries, small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants, child labor has been outlawed, and hymns sung by popular choirs top the billboard charts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vrnallia's national animal is the bampot, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Irreverence.

Vrnallia is ranked 39,430^th in the world and 3^rd in Aeia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 179.97 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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