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“All wealth is the product of labor”

The Republic of Callowania is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 429 million enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass -- concentrates mainly on Education, although Commerce and Social Welfare are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 43%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing industries.

Prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, and anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper. Crime is well under control. Callowania's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the dollar.

Callowania is ranked 654th in the region and 48,932nd in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.