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The Purple Meritocratic Republic of Shorax is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Santa with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, rampant corporate plagiarism, and frequent executions. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.762 billion Fenans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shorax City. The average income tax rate is 88.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Fenan economy, worth 178 trillion Fenan credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 101,506 Fenan credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Real chickens replace rooster weather vanes on inner-city rooftop gardens, international negotiations always lead to a lot of missile-laneous expenses, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, and the nation is relieved that all of the recent madness has finally come to an end. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shorax's national animal is the Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Atheism.

Shorax is ranked 285,019^th in the world and 4,552^nd in the South Pacific for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 11,977.79 Standard Monetary Units.