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“SHAPOW!”

The Republic of JolraeI is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 210 million enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Education and Law & Order are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 68%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Book Publishing industries.

There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order, and citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. JolraeI's national animal is the Batman, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Kapow.

JolraeI is ranked 6th in the region and 24,177th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.