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“Prosper in Freedom”

The Republic of Graigon is a huge, economically powerful nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 780 million live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, pro-business morass -- is mainly concerned with Defence, although Healthcare and Education are secondary priorities. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing industries.

Traffic jams are a common sight due to construction work from a massive overhaul of the nation's freeways, spies caught in Graigon are never heard from again, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, and expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Graigon's national animal is the bald eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the graigon.

Graigon is ranked 421st in the region and 36,850th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.