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“Nemo me impune lacessit”

The Federal Republic of Nicopolium is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 705 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Social Equality and Social Welfare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fortis. The average income tax rate is 83%, and even higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Cars are banned from built-up areas, organ donation is compulsory, Nicopolium's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, and all footpaths have tollbooths. Crime is totally unknown. Nicopolium's national animal is the dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the amero.

Nicopolium is ranked 124th in the region and 9,032nd in the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.