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The Federal Republic of Khaledonia

“FOR THE REINDEER, FOR THE NATION, FOR KHALEDONIAN”

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The Federal Republic of Khaledonia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Prime minister gomez with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 3.539 billion Khaledonians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ceiba. The average income tax rate is 29.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Khaledonian economy, worth 747 trillion florins 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. 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 amazing 211,302 florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rude retail employees are now even ruder homeless panhandlers, political loyalty is enforced by way of chemical addiction, the government confiscates candy from babies for 'the greater good' of the nation, and Prime minister gomez's speeches are beloved by insomniacs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Khaledonia's national animal is the Khaledian reindeer, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Skein.

Khaledonia is ranked 7,247^th in the world and 197^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 476 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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