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“Paradisus inter lunam caerulam et solem rubrum”

The People's Democratic Republic of Niur is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.342 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Celtic City. The average income tax rate is 100%. 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.

Refugees from other nations are flocking to Niur's border, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes, and the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Niur's national animal is the Fenerak, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the No-uk.

Niur is ranked 2nd in the region and 2,404th in the world for Most Godforsaken.