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The Empire of Isterux is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 374 million Isteruxians 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 prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 32.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Isteruxian economy, worth 28.2 trillion Chili Cheese Dogs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,340 Chili Cheese Dogs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Postmen have been arrested in job lots for selling junk mail as home insulation, death row is annually emptied to feed the nation's hunger for televised murder-games, commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains, and euthanasia is legal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Isterux's national animal is the Raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Isterux is ranked 182,912^th in the world and 994^th in Europe for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 729.57 on the Societal Mobility Rating.