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The Holy Empire of Rubpub is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and enforced nudity. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 10 million Rubpubians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 15.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Rubpubian economy, worth 435 billion ball hairs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 43,595 ball hairs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Three-year-olds have tantrums because they don't want to be drainage technicians when they grow up, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, the military patrols the streets in search of possible secessionists, and public nudity is compulsory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Rubpub's national animal is the max, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rubpub is ranked 56,709^th in the world and 11^th in The Axis of Evil for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,640.61 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.