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“Education is the key.”

The Republic of Exal is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 411 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 82%, and even higher for the wealthy. A healthy private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Woodchip Exports and Uranium Mining.

Skateparks can be found in every city, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, and the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Exal's national animal is the emperor scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the taco.

Exal is ranked 280th in the region and 19,892nd in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.