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The Republic of Curlyhoward is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 12.757 billion enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Social Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 51%. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government is reining in public spending, inheritance tax has recently been abolished, artists are pillars of society, and citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. 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 1591st in the region and 32,148th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.