Nation/Lavanania

The Kingdom of Lavanania is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 589 million Lavananians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Healthcare, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hogwarts. The average income tax rate is 56.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lavananian economy, worth 63.0 trillion Galleons a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 106,985 Galleons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The art of conversation has been rediscovered, protests are legal but strictly supervised, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students, and the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lavanania's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lavanania is ranked 65,403rd in the world and 3,404th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,093.37 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.