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“Can I eat This”

The Federation of Cobalt Alliance is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.243 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Law & Order and the Environment are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cobalt Alliance City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing industries.

All tariffs have been abolished, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, politicians are losing their jobs in a plan to make the government 'leaner and fitter', and tofu turkeys are frequently shot for looking at people 'in a funny way'. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cobalt Alliance's national animal is the tofu turkey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the clam shell.

Cobalt Alliance is ranked 2189th in the region and 48,632nd in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.