slate.com — In the early 1700s, Europeans discovered in the Pacific Ocean a large, unpopulated island with a temperate climate, rich in all nature's bounty except coal, oil, and natural gas. Reflecting its lack of civilization, they named this island "Basicland." Today, Basicland is under new management, using a new governmental system. It also has a new nickname: Sorrowland.
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