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The Delegate of New Kervoskia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 10.848 billion are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 59%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports industries.

The government has taken a 'sort it out yourselves' approach to fighting malaria, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, the public are free to vote for whomever the government wants in office, and torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a problem. New Kervoskia's national animal is the peregrine falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the shekel.

New Kervoskia is ranked 832nd in the region and 43,833rd in the world for Lowest Crime Rates.