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“Believe, Obey, Fight.”

The Republic of Fictions is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by the Central Committe with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.025 billion are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Majewal. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons, the government is cutting back on the number of political prisoners executed each year, the nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, and torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fictions's national animal is the Desert Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Ankh.

Fictions is ranked 10th in the region and 1,464th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.