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“Eternity lies ahead of us, and behind.”

The Imperial Directorate of Aqua Regia is a colossal, economically powerful nation, renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 8.411 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Social Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 86%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining industries.

Voting is voluntary, all judiciary cases are decided in the court of public opinion, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, and the military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is pervasive. Aqua Regia's national animal is the grenchler, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the regice.

Aqua Regia is ranked 1st in the region and 48,477th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.