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“K.I.S.S.”

The funhouse of Esselldee is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Esselldee with a fair hand, and notable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 13.559 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Esselldee's radio stations, truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news, and the government pours millions of dineroos into rehabilitation programs annually. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Esselldee's national animal is the nauga, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the dineroo.

Esselldee is ranked 1623rd in the region and 54,623rd in the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.