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“Sway in the moonlight, dance in the dark”

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The Republic of Starlight Hyacinth is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and public floggings. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.223 billion Starlight Hyacinthians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 46.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Starlight Hyacinthian economy, worth 228 trillion lotuses a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 102,986 lotuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government seizes the property of the recently deceased, the rich are once again pinching pennies, stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings, and Violetist maidens who fall for an outsider must leave their violet light districts in shame. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Hyacinth's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Hyacinth is ranked 65,181^st in the world and 504^th in eta for Most Developed, scoring 72.41 on the Human Development Index.