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The Empire of Budget Issues is a titanic, cultured nation, notable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 13.494 billion Demi guardians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tax Break. The average income tax rate is 77.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Budget Issuesian economy, worth a remarkable 2,467 trillion Imperial credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 182,836 Imperial credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

All telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', girls who wear lipstick are berated for pandering to male gazes, plain-clothes police officers follow Dàguó tourists everywhere they go, and the nation refuses to provide international aid. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Budget Issues's national animal is the German Shepard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Budget Issues is ranked 24,101^st in the world and 62^nd in The Frontier Sea for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,002.28 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.