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“Bite them before they bite you.”

The Dominion of Cinema Paradiso is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 968 million 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 Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Majestic City of Studios. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

There has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, the study of medicine is popular throughout Cinema Paradiso, teenage fathers are forced to join the army, and the government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cinema Paradiso's national animal is the snakes-on-the-flag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Box Office.

Cinema Paradiso is ranked 972nd in the region and 25,068th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.