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“Hex Power!”

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The Polygonal Dystopia of Great Hexagonal Nation is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Hex Lord with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, lack of airports, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.526 billion Trighouls 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Polydel. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Trighoulish economy, worth 687 trillion Octacoins a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 272,036 Octacoins, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,491,742 per year while the poor average 25,263, a ratio of 59.0 to 1.

Scenic tours are unheard of after most environmental laws were abolished, bicyclists are banned from major roads, overweight people receive reparations checks from fast-food chains, and the giant 80-storey carving of Hex Lord in Mount Rushless can be seen from space. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Hexagonal Nation's national animal is the Hexabear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Order Of The Hexagon.

Great Hexagonal Nation is ranked 311,577^th in the world and 12,928^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 4.97 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.