Evernight

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The Democratic Confederation of Evernight is a huge, devout nation, ruled by Ishtar and Enlil with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism. Its compassionate population of 914 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Inanna. The average income tax rate is 97%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, long arduous trials are held for the most trivial of offences, calling out of the blue has become taboo, and Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Evernight's national animal is the Unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Lune.