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“Dominus Providebit”

The Commonwealth of Heptius is a huge, devout nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate population of 462 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Religion & Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defence. The average income tax rate is 66%, and even higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Corporate 'hostile takeovers' now involve ICBMs and main battle tanks, voters must frequently select what they view as the lesser of two evils on the ballot, drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government, and the welfare administration’s new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is moderate. Heptius's national animal is the giant gecko, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the steele.

Heptius is ranked 1476th in the region and 18,616th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.