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The Kingdom of Firic Empire

“Say Hello To My Little Nuke”

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The Kingdom of Firic Empire is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Lord Phinix with an iron fist, and notable for its triple-decker prams, smutty television, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 18.644 billion Flamefolks are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Subteric. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 39.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Firic Empirean economy, worth a remarkable 6,196 trillion Firons 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, 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 amazing 332,363 Firons, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,184,818 per year while the poor average 67,060, a ratio of 17.7 to 1.

The government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, if you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise, it's rare to find an unchewed pencil, and the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Firic Empire's national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Fire Soul.

Firic Empire is ranked 1,723^rd in the world and 3^rd in The Black Hawks for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 199,750.22 Standard Monetary Units.

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