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The Federal Commonwealth of Foredeland

“Justice, Wisdom, Homeland”

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The Federal Commonwealth of Foredeland is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Patricius Cernalius with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.098 billion Foredelians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Presmuth. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Foredelandian economy, worth 121 trillion Foredelian Forels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Soda Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 110,335 Foredelian Forels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

New legislators take a week-long class entitled "Keeping Your Job: How to Avoid Offending Patricius Cernalius", ritual mummification is making a comeback, getting your license is a rite of passage for young adults, and the nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Foredeland's national animal is the Foredelian Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

Foredeland is ranked 227,050^th in the world and 1,149^th in Europe for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 48.52 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.

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