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“Sway in the moonlight, dance in the dark”

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The Republic of Starlight Pluto is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, ritual sacrifices, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.254 billion Starlight Plutoans 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 73.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Plutoan economy, worth 255 trillion lotuses a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 113,368 lotuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Kilts and cassocks are viewed with suspicion, citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks, drug lords often avoid prison time by teaching "chemistry" classes to underprivileged youth, and homeless people can be found sleeping on streets in front of unoccupied second homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Pluto's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Pluto is ranked 229,427^th in the world and 3,542^nd in eta for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.67 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.