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The Republic of Rhel

“Let justice be done though the heavens fall.”

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The Republic of Rhel is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by James Whitmore with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.874 billion Rhelians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Washton. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.6%.

The powerhouse Rhelian economy, worth 448 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 92,085 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 364,527 per year while the poor average 15,729, a ratio of 23.2 to 1.

Commuters travel in zigzags to avoid stalking accusations, politicians spend more time in courtrooms than in Parliament, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and families must live in a village for a century before they get any say in how it runs. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Rhel's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Rhel is ranked 288,079^th in the world and 1^st in Libertarium for Lowest Crime Rates, with 36.94 law-abiding acts per hour.

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