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The Moss upon rocks by a stream of The Age of Dystopia is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by The President with an iron fist, and notable for its ban on automobiles, complete lack of prisons, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 13.257 billion Dystopians 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 Akhsa City. The average income tax rate is 80.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Dystopian economy, worth a remarkable 1,225 trillion Monetary Value Points 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 large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, 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 92,409 Monetary Value Points, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's air defense strategy is two-dimensional, extraordinary rendition is nothing out of the ordinary, bruised children are made to thank their bullies for the valuable life lessons, and psychiatrists that date patients are congratulated on their romantic conquests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Age of Dystopia's national animal is the North Pacific Tree Octopus, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Despair.

The Age of Dystopia is ranked 265,856^th in the world and 176^th in Wintreath for Fattest Citizens, with 6.82 Obesity Rate.