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The Monarchial Empire of Varola

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The Monarchial Empire of Varola is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by King-Emperor Boris Welmington II with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.842 billion Varolans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Education and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varolum. The average income tax rate is 97.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Varolan economy, worth a remarkable 3,240 trillion Varoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 252,312 Varoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, soldiers are taught to throw their guns at their enemies once the bullets have run out, the nation has declared its intention to "stretch out", and King-Emperor Boris Welmington II's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Varola's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ihdur.

Varola is ranked 147,481^st in the world and 2,692^nd in The North Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 19.26 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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