Ganolfan

The Grand Duchy of Ganolfan is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Lady Chenonceau with a fair hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 1.398 billion Ganolfanis hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 23.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ganolfanian economy, worth 71.2 trillion Hamelins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,902 Hamelins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Teenagers performing appendectomies on their friends has become a popular schoolyard prank, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm, and truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ganolfan's national animal is the Marion and its national religion is None.