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The Commonwealth of Gregroad is a huge, safe nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 836 million are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Social Welfare and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ANP City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Gambling.

'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink, anti-government web sites are springing up, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, and pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gregroad's national animal is the sheep, and its currency is the roader.

Gregroad is ranked 299th in the region and 24,130th in the world for Largest Nations.