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“We are free”

The Republic of Austrioland is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Austilord with an even hand, and remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 1.287 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 Social Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Austrioland City. The average income tax rate is 62%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Charged suspects often have to wait years before the courts have room to judge their trial, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, and the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Austrioland's national animal is the Yellow Cecilian, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Larnt.

Austrioland is ranked 78th in the region and 49,672nd in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.