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The Glorious Empire of Hydronica is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Leleaf Hydronica with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 21.57 billion Hydronicans 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hydron. The average income tax rate is 70.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hydronican economy, worth a remarkable 4,666 trillion Drofcoms a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 216,354 Drofcoms, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, Emperor Leleaf Hydronica's reputation is hard as nails, airport security is provided by private companies, and arts classes now teach children how to sketch the perfect sine curve. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hydronica's national animal is the Komodor Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Hydronica is ranked 316,918^th in the world and 3,388^th in the Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 37.79 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.