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“Profanity happens, occasionally.”

The United Socialist States of Abriktikbodia is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.205 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grikmiktobia. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Pizza Delivery.

The nation is famous for having one of the world's largest puffin hunting institutions, unemployment is through the roof after the government enacted living wage laws, all tariffs have been abolished, and political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations. Crime is totally unknown. Abriktikbodia's national animal is the puffin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the gold coin.

Abriktikbodia is ranked 296th in the region and 8,415th in the world for Happiest Citizens.