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“You can't learn from mistakes if you don't make any.”

The Republican Democracy of Frotter is a colossal, devout nation, ruled by Frotter with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 6.855 billion 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 Law & Order, Education, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Frotter City. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Airport security is provided by private companies, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, the Frotterine Eagle is a protected species, and torture is illegal. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Frotter's national animal is the Frotterine Eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Frotter.

Frotter is ranked 2450th in the region and 53,552nd in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.