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The Republic of Louruvier is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 925 million Louruvierians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry and Law & Order are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Louruvierian economy, worth 103 trillion florins a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 111,418 florins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 372,073 per year while the poor average 24,821, a ratio of 15.0 to 1.

The SWAT team always rings twice, lending money has become a major liability, government officials sit helplessly as they are labelled 'Pompous Womples' by celebrities, and future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Louruvier's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Louruvier is ranked 25,991^st in the world and 35^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 7,487.67 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.