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“Recusatio est amor patriae”

The Empire of Aglorea is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Emperor John Press with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.111 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is effectively ruled by the Department of Defence, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 91%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", army rations are served on silver platters, Timber wolf is one of the most popular forenames in Aglorea, and postmen have been arrested in job lots for selling junk mail as home insulation. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aglorea's national animal is the timber wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the dollar.

Aglorea is ranked 86th in the region and 44,687th in the world for Most Dedicated Public Healthcare.