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The Community of Placeb0 is a huge, devout nation, notable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 905 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 concentrates mainly on Education, although Religion & Spirituality and the Environment are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 99%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

The government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, computer users are buried daily in thousands of unsolicited emails, child adoption by homosexual couples has been outlawed, and the government pours millions of yens into rehabilitation programs annually. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Placeb0's national animal is the Mole, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the yen.

Placeb0 is ranked 18th in the region and 985th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.