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“Without the People, There Wouldn't Be Such Large Crowds”

The Commonwealth of Really Wild Stuff is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 14.955 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Really Wild Stuff City. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet, and the nation has an international reputation for compassion. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Really Wild Stuff's national animal is the coelacanth, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the ducat.

Really Wild Stuff is ranked 11th in the region and 483rd in the world for Smartest Citizens.