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“In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.”

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The Theocracy of Ad Honorem Dei is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Prince-Archabbot Daniel with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, devout population of 15.248 billion Angeli 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of De Civitate Dei. The average income tax rate is 87.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Angelican economy, worth a remarkable 1,260 trillion dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 82,637 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Raindances intended to summon storms instead attract tourists, political candidates who don't release their birth certificates are presumed to have been born in Maxtopia, people who have never eaten chicken are told it tastes a bit like crocodile, and doves are frequently shot for looking at people 'in a funny way'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ad Honorem Dei's national animal is the dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

Ad Honorem Dei is ranked 293,864^th in the world and 4,727^th in The East Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -9.59 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.