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The Strex Corp Subsidiary of Restorza

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The Strex Corp Subsidiary of Restorza is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Smiling God with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 16.228 billion Restorzans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Desert Bluffs. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Restorzan economy, worth a remarkable 7,540 trillion Schmeckles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 464,688 Schmeckles, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,347,179 per year while the poor average 4,247, a ratio of 1,023 to 1.

Many believe that you can't repeat history's mistakes if you don't care what they were, giant no-kill traps baited with Bapst Red Ribbon and vintage bicycles have been popping up in back alleys nationwide, seafood restaurants assure customers 'If it lives in the sea, it's on our menu', and children's books regularly feature formerly distressed damsels suing their princes. Crime is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Restorza's national animal is the Duck, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Strex Corp.

Restorza is ranked 1,535^th in the world and 25^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 13,114.16 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.

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