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“Damn Commies!”

The Conservative Haven of UpperWales is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.979 billion 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 juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bangor. The average income tax rate is 96%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Book Publishing.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, the government is reining in public spending, wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct, and the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. UpperWales's national animal is the goat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the GBP Sterling.

UpperWales is ranked 1st in the region and 1,121st in the world for Happiest Citizens.