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The Holy Empire of Serra-Bandy is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Cassius Coolidge with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, prohibition of alcohol, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.831 billion Serra-Bandyians 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, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Administration, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Social Policy receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Military District of Serra. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Serra-Bandyian economy, worth a remarkable 1,776 trillion Solaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 226,911 Solaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a bright dawn ahead for Serra-Bandy, crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination, revolutionaries only deal in CyanCatCoin, and Cassius Coolidge has promised 'power to the puppies'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Serra-Bandy's national animal is the Chinchilla, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Serra-Bandy is ranked 303,645^th in the world and 142^nd in Fifth Empire for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring -8 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.