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The Imperium of ColtIus is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Default British Man with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, vat-grown people, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.56 billion ColtIusians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Capitals Capital. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient ColtIusian economy, worth 489 trillion Colts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 137,456 Colts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Students consistently complain that the wi-fi ate their homework, one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, and hit TV show 'The eXecution Factor' is a critical success. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ColtIus's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Innovation.

ColtIus is ranked 198,605^th in the world and 2^nd in The Commadore Imperium for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -3.16 on the Clooney Contribution Index.

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