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The Old Empire of Settov is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Azzinoth Warglaive with an iron fist, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, parental licensing program, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.422 billion Settovians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blooden. The average income tax rate is 71.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Settovian economy, worth 455 trillion Crowns 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 a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. 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 impressive 133,104 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens wouldn't recognise Azzinoth Warglaive if they passed one another on the street, women who display their ankles are shunned by society, truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon, and The Pipe Bomb Makers' Pop-Up Book can be found in preschool libraries. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Settov's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Settov is ranked 15,802^nd in the world and 1,138^th in Lazarus for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 6,468.28 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.