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The Hive World of Anfair

“Only in death does duty end.”

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The Hive World of Anfair is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Planetary Governor Alexio Acilius with an iron fist, and notable for its smutty television, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful population of 7.279 billion Anfairians 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 juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sector Administratum. The average income tax rate is 97.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Anfairian economy, worth a remarkable 1,744 trillion Aquila Pieces a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 239,710 Aquila Pieces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless, whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company, the government offers gay men mildly offensive tips on how to pass as straight, and military geniuses responsible for brilliant campaigns are drummed out because they have close same-sex friends and an interest in interior design. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Anfair's national animal is the Two-headed Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Imperial Faith.

Anfair is ranked 124,385^th in the world and 2,114^th in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 971.58 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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