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The Eternal Empire of Fortissimum is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Oscar with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and digital currency. The humorless, devout population of 3.405 billion Forti have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capitale. The average income tax rate is 77.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Fortis economy, worth 460 trillion Divitiaes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 135,348 Divitiaes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government is denying reports that criminals injected with experimental drugs have turned into monstrous supervillains, the only crimes that get investigated are doughnut heists, police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints, and the nation's museums are real penny-pinchers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fortissimum's national animal is the Miraidon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Fortissimum is ranked 145,953^rd in the world and 141^st in The League for Most Conservative, scoring 59.92 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.