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“No U”

The Awesomium of New Youland is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Supreme Overlord Hullo with an iron fist, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.62 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, corrupt, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New New You. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining industries.

The country is preparing for war, punitive tariffs protect local industry, shaken martini sales have soared in nations surrounding New Youland, and Red Cross demand for body bags are rising while sutures are decreasing. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Youland's national animal is the knarf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Awesomism, and its currency is the fol.

New Youland is ranked 2nd in the region and 22,018th in the world for Smartest Citizens.