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“You can't learn from mistakes if you don't make any.”

The Republican Democracy of Frotter is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Frotter with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 6.136 billion 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Frotter City. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

A National Academy regulates grammar and usage, highschool principals regularly send armed truancy patrols to drag problem students to school, voters must frequently select what they view as the lesser of two evils on the ballot, and anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Frotter's national animal is the Frotterine Eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Frotter.

Frotter is ranked 2336th in the region and 48,950th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.