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“QVI DESIDERANT PACEM PREPARATE BELLVM”

The Constitutional Republic of Tekania is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by President DuPuy with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.487 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- juggles the competing demands of Education, Public Transport, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yorktown. The average income tax rate is 53%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining.

Organ donation is compulsory, major internet servers have acquired citizenship and are voting in national elections, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tekania's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Credit.

Tekania is ranked 4030th in the region and 54,504th in the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.