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“Getin You Janner”

The Dictatorship of Gouldom is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed population of 826 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

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, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gouldom City. The average income tax rate is 100%. A robust private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", Gouldom's leader goes out to lunch surrounded by large men in dark glasses, and immigrants are required to salute the flag five times a day. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gouldom's national animal is the Beast, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Gouldmark.

Gouldom is ranked 1714th in the region and 32,646th in the world for Best Weather.