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“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”

The Three Dominions of Czardas is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Danail Arachinovsky with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.298 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Defence, although Education and Commerce are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kadun. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Information Technology and Gambling.

People are now classified as male, female, or genderqueer, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, cheese has become the new icon of political dissent, and tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Czardas Blood Tithe. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Czardas's national animal is the kinkajou, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Pastafarianism, and its currency is the post-dated check loan.

Czardas is ranked 35th in the region and 50,551st in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.