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The Empire of K-poptopia is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by the Perfect Idol with an iron fist, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, state-planned economy, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.475 billion Koreans 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 is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Administration and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Seoul. The average income tax rate is 3.6%.

The strong Korean economy, worth a remarkable 4,222 trillion won a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 187,870 won, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Maintaining economic growth is no laughing matter, citizens who don't recite the Pledge of K-poptopia at least three times a day are placed on a terrorist watch-list, citizens who become homeless are immediately executed, and K-poptopia successfully hosted the Osakaland Olympics. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. K-poptopia's national animal is the Siberian tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Girlgroupism.

K-poptopia is ranked 1,067^th in the world and 5^th in Osakaland for Fattest Citizens, with 59.83 Obesity Rate.