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The Republic of Curlyhoward is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 12.263 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 Social Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 70%. A large private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Punitive tariffs protect local industry, the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, healthcare funding has been cut, and there has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Curlyhoward's national animal is the Moe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Larry.

Curlyhoward is ranked 2048th in the region and 40,590th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.