Sciatus
REGIONAL MEMBER OF ABSOLUTION
The Holy Empire of Sciatus is a huge, devout nation, remarkable for its burgeoning 4-headed purple dragon population. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 489 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often. The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Education and Healthcare are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 41%, but much higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Uranium Mining. Televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events, politicians are losing their jobs in a plan to make the government 'leaner and fitter', the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country, and the nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Pepsi and shaped like an enormous soda bottle -- is being developed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sciatus's national animal is the 4-headed purple dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Liberatum.
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