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The Empire of Damnel is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Sectator Christi with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, frequent executions, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.326 billion Damneds 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ahtram. The average income tax rate is 57.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Damnelian economy, worth 31.7 trillion Mites a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 23,921 Mites, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits, the nation's armed forces are recruiting thousands to help colonise Brasilistan, the nation has gained millions of new citizens overnight, and mathematicians are hated by children across the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Damnel's national animal is the Lamb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Evangelical Christianity.

Damnel is ranked 289,839^th in the world and 140^th in Fifth Empire for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 10,214.31 Standard Monetary Units.