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“Expergiscere, Expergiscere Domine Exodus”

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The Sacred Dominion of The Veiled is a massive, pleasant nation, ruled by the Sacred Archon of Azrael with an even hand, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, compulsory military service, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.053 billion Veiled Ones are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government prioritizes Spirituality, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense are also considered important, while Environment receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Acheron. The average income tax rate is 21.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The a Veiled economy, worth 96.9 trillion Exoduses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,198 Exoduses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, a handful of megacorporations own every "craft brewery" in the nation, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, and international trade can be a pain to deal with. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Veiled's national animal is the Veiled Exodus, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Apeirism.

The Veiled is ranked 264,771^st in the world and 1^st in The Land of The Veiled for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -6.21 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.