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The Scientific Powerhouse of Dark Matter

“In primis urbs scholarum scientiaeque”

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The Scientific Powerhouse of Dark Matter is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by General Superintendent with an iron fist, and notable for its soft-spoken computers, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 20.572 billion Espers 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Academy City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient scientific economy, worth a remarkable 8,025 trillion Academy City's Yen 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 significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 390,102 Academy City's Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Nobody ever seems to enter or leave the armour-plated flying castle that serves as the seat of government, holiday light displays just aren't the same without seizure-inducing strobe effects, there is a heavy social stigma attached to e-cigarettes, and a fashion designer has been arrested for inciting hatred after claiming redheads couldn't pull off vermillion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dark Matter's national animal is the Dark Matter, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Irreligion.

Dark Matter is ranked 187^th in the world and 1^st in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,489.38 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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