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The Truly Terrible Empire of Zurealm is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Zu with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 11.087 billion Zurealmians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial City. The average income tax rate is 18.4%.

The very strong Zurealmian economy, worth 602 trillion zuroes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 54,305 zuroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Most pop videos prominently feature the Zurealmian flag, the population's jaw muscles put sharks to shame, seafood restaurants assure customers 'If it lives in the sea, it's on our menu', and citizens must pay to enjoy Zurealm's pristine beaches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Zurealm's national animal is the llama, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Zurealmianism.

Zurealm is ranked 114,043^rd in the world and 9^th in Brazen for Highest Poor Incomes, with 27,693.28 Standard Monetary Units.