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The Nationalist Republic State of Reti is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by the National Republic Party with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, sprawling nuclear power plants, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 12.365 billion Retians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Krygithan. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 50.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Retian economy, worth a remarkable 1,955 trillion Retian lire a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 158,151 Retian lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 520,345 per year while the poor average 36,019, a ratio of 14.4 to 1.

The sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans, mathematicians are gathering an infinite number of swans and typewriters to see if they can recreate the works of Max Barry, barbers who trim a few inches of hair bill the government for their labor, and chain-gangs are often seen toting barges and lifting bales. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Reti's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Reti is ranked 14,634^th in the world and 11^th in Fifth Empire for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 53.84 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.