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The Dictatorship of Spiruvania is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Lilith Ta Diktatora with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, ban on automobiles, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 10.587 billion Spiruvanians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Diktatoratopia. The average income tax rate is 95.0%.

The all-consuming Spiruvanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,185 trillion Spiras 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, Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. 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 206,427 Spiras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The diplomatic corps tends to open negotiations by insulting all the foreigners in the room, first-time moms are expected to be experienced parents from day one, visions of giant pink Winged-Serpents are a common side effect after Spiruvanians eat their meals, and the army's use of chemical weapons leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spiruvania's national animal is the Winged-Serpent, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Spiruvania is ranked 303,578^th in the world and 4,869^th in The East Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -8.53 on the Hickory Productivity Index.