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The Holy Empire of Ruberious

“Harmony, Faith, Prosperity”

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The Holy Empire of Ruberious is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, triple-decker prams, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 552 million Erastrans 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 large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Celestalis. The average income tax rate is 52.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Erastran economy, worth 40.2 trillion Aurum Sanctums a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,860 Aurum Sanctums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Private law firms are unheard of, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, a third of Erastrans are e-certified CEOs, and the wheel has been patented by at least a hundred people. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ruberious's national animal is the Phoenix Sanctus, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ruberious is ranked 39,595^th in the world and 1,266^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,254.24 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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