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“All Power to the Soviets!”

The Indian Soviet Commonwelth of Beth Gellert is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its national health service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 15.027 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, corrupt, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Social Equality and Commerce are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Portmeirion. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Graffiti graces every city's streets, most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists, torture is illegal, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Beth Gellert's national animal is the kan-gel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the rupee.

Beth Gellert is ranked 1st in the region and 53,516th in the world for Best Weather.