Location: The Kingdom of Sparta

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The Indestructible Black Knights of Akeroyd is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by General York with an iron fist, and remarkable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 9.882 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 Social Equality and Commerce receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marjah. The average income tax rate is 93%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Kids laugh off vandalism and arson as "just fun", the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, military service is compulsory, and abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Akeroyd's national animal is the Devil Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Marine Corps, and its currency is the skull of our enemies.

Akeroyd is ranked 2nd in The Kingdom of Sparta and 12,931st in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 56 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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