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The Empire of Rhuellia is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 331 million Rhuellians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marbourg. The average income tax rate is 33.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Rhuellian economy, worth 20.1 trillion rhuelds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,800 rhuelds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Flipping a coin to make a decision leads to a referral to Gambling Addiction Services, there are no more heroes any more, sales of pregnancy testing kits are booming, and airport announcements inform passengers that flights have been delayed because pilots are having afternoon naps. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rhuellia's national animal is the queen phoenix, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Rhuellia is ranked 282,419^th in the world and 4,578^th in the South Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -6.93 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.