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The Horizon Revolutionary Troops of Eltran Space Force is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Joe Beltran with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and national health service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 6.709 billion Vacuunauts hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eltran Mission Control Center. The average income tax rate is 30.3%.

The Spacy economy, worth 447 trillion shells a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 66,750 shells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Nothing in life is promised except death and government support, political scientists despair as the national mascot election eclipses all others in voter enthusiasm, political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions, and an opal a day keeps the negative thoughts at bay. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem. Eltran Space Force's national animal is the Grey Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Don't Tread on Others.

Eltran Space Force is ranked 110,211^th in the world and 210^th in Horizon for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 90 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.