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“Honor be thy name, Blackman be thy surname”

The Blot on the Landscape of Barringtonia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Grand Duke of Barringtonia with an even hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 6.753 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.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Barringtonia City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 38%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home, the government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, and euthanasia is legal. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is moderate. Barringtonia's national animal is the ferret, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Barrington.

Barringtonia is ranked 2nd in the region and 31,775th in the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.