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The Empire of ApocalyptoX is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Karl Marximus III with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 808 million ApocalyptoXians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 47.9%.

The all-consuming ApocalyptoXian economy, worth 64.3 trillion Dangers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 79,616 Dangers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, urban entrepreneurs are busy introducing cockroaches into restaurant kitchens, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, and terrified neighbors cower behind concertina wire and machine gun nests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ApocalyptoX's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

ApocalyptoX is ranked 243,285^th in the world and 2,724^th in the Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -3.13 on the Hickory Productivity Index.