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“Every obstacle is an opportunity”

The Greater Empire of Crabulon is a massive, pleasant nation, ruled by crabpeople with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.04 billion 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crabulon City. The average income tax rate is 65%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Gambling and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants, bicyclists are banned from major roads, and the controversial show 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?' has become wildly popular. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Crabulon's national animal is the crabpeople, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Key.

Crabulon is ranked 2nd in the region and 7,226th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.