Jilderen

The Archduchy of Jilderen is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Archduke Xallander with a fair hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, daily referendums, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.732 billion Jilds enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Social Policy, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laggarport. The average income tax rate is 82.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Jilders economy, worth 699 trillion Onis a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 147,891 Onis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rundown towns are frequently sold to billionaires for their pet projects, skateboarding is considered a form of diplomacy, the Jilders Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is totally unknown. Jilderen's national animal is the Flea, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.