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The Sapiarchic Republic of Bartonia Nova

“Imperium et profectum.”

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The Sapiarchic Republic of Bartonia Nova is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Hierarchon Bartonius with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate population of 1.221 billion Bartonians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Callipolis. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bartonian economy, worth 140 trillion denarii a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 115,412 denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Some are born loving old plays and some have old plays thrust upon them, the minority inevitably have their addenda vetoed, photographers have to apply for a license to photograph Hierarchon Bartonius, and uploading purple prose to social media earns a place on a government watchlist. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bartonia Nova's national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Bartonian Christianity.

Bartonia Nova is ranked 140,715^th in the world and 4,856^th in the South Pacific for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 31,738.55 Standard Monetary Units.

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