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The Dictatorship of Thontopia

“It's beautiful. It's... so beautiful. KILL IT.”

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The Dictatorship of Thontopia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Thon The All Knowing with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory vegetarianism, prohibition of alcohol, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 16.57 billion Thontopians 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 prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Spirituality are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lua. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The powerhouse Thontopian economy, worth a remarkable 4,404 trillion Thonbucks 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, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing and Basket Weaving. 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 265,796 Thonbucks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Retiring citizens are dragged away in the middle of the night by mysterious men in black suits, the default state for Thontopia is default, noble feuds don't end until one side gets their point across, and heroes long thought dead are promptly killed upon their return. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thontopia's national animal is the Eidolon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is the Knights of Thon.

Thontopia is ranked 287,485^th in the world and 4^th in The Thonlands for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -13.75 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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