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The Republic of Rublex is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Bob with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and public floggings. The compassionate population of 10.226 billion Rublexians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rublexapilos. The average income tax rate is 91.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rublexian economy, worth a remarkable 1,518 trillion Digicoins a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 148,452 Digicoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them, dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines', sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors, and gossip magazines have pictures of Bob sunbathing on the beach with political rivals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rublex's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is REEEE.

Rublex is ranked 26,580^th in the world and 564^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Secular, with 40.02 Atheism Rate.