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“Nobody dies a virgin. Life screws us all.”

The Dictatorship of Friendly Monsters is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Michael Maximillion Quinn with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 944 million are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as the Environment and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moon star city. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining.

Jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses', citizens select which government department gets their income tax scaress each year, Friendly Monsters's airwaves are dominated by corporate-backed commercial radio, and citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering'. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Friendly Monsters's national animal is the bat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the scares.

Friendly Monsters is ranked 32nd in the region and 15,622nd in the world for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector.