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“Don't mess with me”

The 7 billion Republic of Romanar is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Chester Anderson with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.876 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Delta City. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Gambling.

Public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", euthanasia is legal, rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons, and voting is voluntary. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Romanar's national animal is the bull moose, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Church of Romanar, and its currency is the dinar.

Romanar is ranked 24th in the region and 30,646th in the world for Most Godforsaken.