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The Armed Republic of Deathtopiana is a huge, orderly nation, ruled by The Eternal Overlord of Death with an iron fist, and notable for its smutty television, frequent executions, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 980 million Deathtopianans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City of Death. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Deathtopianan economy, worth 150 trillion death rubles a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 153,282 death rubles, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 703,977 per year while the poor average 20,251, a ratio of 34.8 to 1.

The intelligence community is playing 4-D chess with an imaginary spy network, the backs of 'No Trespassing' signs were made for you and me, the nation's new foreign policy of 'very disproportionate retribution' has its neighbors on edge, and immigrant herding has become a national pastime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Deathtopiana's national animal is the vulture, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Deathtopiana is ranked 8,764^th in the world and 5^th in The Frontier Sea for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 36,200.84 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.