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The Holy Empire of Haedlia

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The Holy Empire of Haedlia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, notable for its public floggings, parental licensing program, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 23.615 billion Haedlians 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 tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Haedlian economy, worth an astonishing 12,754 trillion newcoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is a breathtaking 540,121 newcoins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,142,338 per year while the poor average 91,960, a ratio of 23.3 to 1.

The public transport system has been eliminated, hammering a nail into a wall is an effective death sentence, on-call doctors who check their pagers during movies are banned from cinemas for life, and invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Haedlia's national animal is the yellow jacket, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Haedlia is ranked 294,388^th in the world and 3,907^th in the West Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 0.02 average smiles per day.

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