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The Ur-Quan Masters of Hesperonis

“Hold what you do is wrong! Why do you do this thing?”

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The Ur-Quan Masters of Hesperonis is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Lord 353 with an iron fist, and remarkable for its frequent executions, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 45.633 billion Ur-Quans are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Industry also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Delta Crateris V. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Hesperonisian economy, worth an astonishing 29,689 trillion Sa-Matras a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is a breathtaking 650,621 Sa-Matras, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,297,466 per year while the poor average 71,212, a ratio of 46.3 to 1.

The government denies any involvement in the release of the Hot Load computer virus, town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists, the number of eyes rolled per maths lesson is increasing exponentially, and children who write letters to Santa Claus end up in straitjackets. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, probably because of the absence of a police force. Hesperonis's national animal is the Dnyarri, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Path of Now and Forever.

Hesperonis is ranked 329,732^nd in the world and 15,679^th in Lazarus for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring -63.25 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.

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