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The Free Advertising Space of Ruritania is a gargantuan, devout nation, ruled by Admiral Memo with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed population of 15.261 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Religion & Spirituality, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Strelsau. The average income tax rate is 64%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Long arduous trials are held for the most trivial of offences, bicyclists are banned from major roads, corporations are forbidden from employing outside the nation, and military spending is on the increase. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ruritania's national animal is the ferret, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the sovereign.

Ruritania is ranked 1st in the region and 661st in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.