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The United Supreme Republics of Illustratio is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Supreme Chancellor Thomas Careswell with an iron fist, and renowned for its avant-garde cinema, national health service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 833 million Enlightened 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Siegreiches Licht. The average income tax rate is 63.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Enlightened economy, worth 111 trillion Europoeses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 134,050 Europoeses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals, construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway, main battle tanks stalk the woods of Illustratio in search of Blackhawks, and no cul-de-sac or trailer park is complete without a gambling parlor. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Illustratio's national animal is the Blackhawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Illustratio is ranked 48,373^rd in the world and 3^rd in The Democratic Assembly for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,781.66 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.