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“Peace is good for business; War is good for business.”

The Corporate Republic of Amn Voss is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by the corporations with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.829 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, pro-business individuals concentrates mainly on Commerce, although Healthcare and Law & Order are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pittsburgh. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports industries.

Citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, soylent products are an expensive commodity due to a lack of volunteers, mining is the nation's most dangerous occupation, and the Amn Voss Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon'. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Amn Voss's national animal is the thylacine, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the credit.

Amn Voss is ranked 625th in the region and 47,327th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.