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The Holy Byzantine Empire of Melanocytes

“Freedom or Death!”

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The Holy Byzantine Empire of Melanocytes is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Holy Emperor Christopher the Great with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful population of 22.797 billion Greeks hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Κωνσταντινούπολη. The average income tax rate is 3.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hellenic economy, worth a remarkable 8,640 trillion Golden Drachmas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 379,020 Golden Drachmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Social media sites prompt users to send birthday greetings to unresponsive nonagenarians, even the nation's brussel sprouts are delicious and nutritious, police detectives carry phrenology calipers as part of their standard kit, and requests to "pass the salt" are supported by tank divisions. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Melanocytes's national animal is the Byzantine Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Greek Orthodox Christianity.

Melanocytes is ranked 2,060^th in the world and 2^nd in Eastern Roman Empire for Highest Food Quality, scoring 277.82 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

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