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“Strength and Honour”

The Commonwealth of Karshni is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 808 million love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 31%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Pizza Delivery and Retail.

Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low. Karshni's national animal is the eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the karshni pound.

Karshni is ranked 28th in the region and 38,438th in the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.