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“Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea.”

The Permanently Prorogued Parliament of Kryozerkia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Grand Magistrate Weasel with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 13.354 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, corrupt, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kerzokoia. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Automobile Manufacturing.

Kryozerkia's soft-touch approach to diplomacy has made it known as the 'push-over' of the region, euthanasia is legal, criminals are thrown to the Waccoons to repay their debt to society, and truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. Crime is well under control. Kryozerkia's national animal is the Waccoon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Khrysth.

Kryozerkia is ranked 21st in the region and 55,299th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens.