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“As long as there is light, we will shine”

The Republic of Kandarin is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 15.393 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 Commerce, Social Welfare, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Malev. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.

Artists are pillars of society, schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes, wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, and all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Malev. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kandarin's national animal is the Jewel Spider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Diamond Token.

Kandarin is ranked 16th in the region and 843rd in the world for Best Weather.