The Colony of Kelran Kelbania is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 607 million Kelran Kelbanians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.
The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.8%.
The very strong Kelran Kelbanian economy, worth 35.6 trillion Reich Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 58,576 Reich Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 8.8 times as much as the poorest.
The tenet of free speech is held dear, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and hidden bedroom-cams are installed to catch mothers doing their kids' homework. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Kelran Kelbania's national animal is the Black Eagle.
Kelran Kelbania is ranked 109,040th in the world and 48th in Aspen for Smartest Citizens, with 34.66 quips per hour.
National Happenings
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Kelran Kelbania's influence in Aspen rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
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Kelran Kelbania's influence in Aspen rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
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Kelran Kelbania's influence in Aspen rose from "Zero" to "Minnow".
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Kelran Kelbania relocated from Lazarus to Aspen.
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Kelran Kelbania was refounded in Lazarus.
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Kelran Kelbania ceased to exist in Aspen.
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Kelran Kelbania's influence in Aspen fell from "Page" to "Shoeshiner".
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Kelran Kelbania's influence in Aspen rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
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Kelran Kelbania's influence in Aspen rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
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Kelran Kelbania's influence in Aspen rose from "Zero" to "Sprat".