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“When in dire straits, sing a happy song”

The Community of The Walk of Life is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by MrLife with a fair hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.508 billion enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The medium-sized, liberal government concentrates mainly on Education, although Healthcare and Social Welfare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of LifeCity. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Woodchip Exports.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, much of The Walk of Life's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, and UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news. Crime is a problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Walk of Life's national animal is the songbird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Atheism, and its currency is the guitar.

The Walk of Life is ranked 3rd in the region and 9,761st in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.