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“The tyrant is only the slave turned inside out”

The Nubian Aristocracy of Hornopolis is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by Pharaoh Hatshepsut with an iron fist, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 944 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Commerce, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Persepolis. The average income tax rate is 85%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing industries.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, and wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct. Crime is totally unknown. Hornopolis's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Phoenician.

Hornopolis is ranked 25th in the region and 37,461st in the world for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector.