The Republic of Coniunctia is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 126 million Coniunctians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 8.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Coniunctian economy, worth 8.26 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 65,524 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Work stinks, bin lorries have replaced birds as the source of the dawn chorus, one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, and the government prefers to kill off its enemies by peaceful means. Crime is totally unknown. Coniunctia's national animal is the Stallion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Coniunctia is ranked 62,362^nd in the world and 802^nd in the Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 16.66 average smiles per day.