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The Grand Kingdom of Lothaythien

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The Grand Kingdom of Lothaythien is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by His Royal Majesty Wilhelm VI with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, flagrant waste-dumping, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.172 billion Lothovians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Citadel. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Lothovian economy, worth a remarkable 3,368 trillion Crown Pieces a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 255,749 Crown Pieces, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,449,971 per year while the poor average 22,054, a ratio of 65.7 to 1.

The Lothaythien Giant Bear stadiums are open 24/7, netizens fiercely argue over who loves His Royal Majesty Wilhelm VI more, politicians ponder for at least a minute when asked if they would like sugar in their tea, and frequent broken zippers have resulted in safety pins making a fashion comeback. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Lothaythien's national animal is the Lothaythien Giant Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Golden Church of Lothaythien.

Lothaythien is ranked 857^th in the world and 1^st in The Crown Lands for Most Corrupt Governments, with 507.92 kickbacks per hour.

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