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“We will not be broken.”

The Free Republic of Kahanistan is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by the President with a fair hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.428 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Masada. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Artists are pillars of society, the cat is a protected species, public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, and the Kahanistan Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kahanistan's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is secularism, and its currency is the shekel.

Kahanistan is ranked 5th in the region and 2,119th in the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.