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“Live free or die hard”

The Free Land of Kallya is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 1.026 billion 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, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Public Transport, Education, and Social Welfare. The average income tax rate is 97%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Eminent domain has been abolished, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister, and gambling is outlawed. Crime is well under control. Kallya's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Euro.

Kallya is ranked 279th in the region and 25,171st in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.