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“You think we are defeated?”

The Confederacy of The Black Forrest is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 14.965 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

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, the Environment, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Black Forrest City. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, and tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the The Black Forrest Blood Tithe. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Black Forrest's national animal is the Mountain Gorilla, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Pound.

The Black Forrest is ranked 3994th in the region and 54,105th in the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.