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The Matriarchy of PapaBellum

“Hic Sunt Bella Dracones”

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The Matriarchy of PapaBellum is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Queen Regent PapaBellum with an iron fist, and notable for its enslaved workforce, sprawling nuclear power plants, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 18.802 billion Draconixeses are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Education and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bella. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient PapaBellumian economy, worth an astonishing 16,404 trillion Blood Pounds 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. 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 a breathtaking 872,495 Blood Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government terminates employment with extreme prejudice, the military has forsaken terrestrial warfare, the nation is wading into dangerous waters, and loudmouthed journalists are given the chop. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PapaBellum's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Intrabellum Pact.

PapaBellum is ranked 869^th in the world and 3^rd in Papastan for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,029.17 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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