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“Speak softly, til we can afford a bigger stick.”

The Principality of Meoton is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.729 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Equality, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 65%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports industries.

The people of Meoton are renowned for their nihilistic attitudes, cheese has become the new icon of political dissent, referenda can be called for any law at the request of at least one third of the voting population, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Meoton's national animal is the humbert hairless rat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the aol disc.

Meoton is ranked 237th in the region and 19,448th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.