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The Ood Empire of Hidden is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by The Great Immortal with an even hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 2.383 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Citadel. The average income tax rate is 83%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Information Technology and Basket Weaving.

'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Hidden's radio stations, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffeur-driven limousines, and conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hidden's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Immortalitum, and its currency is the Harkins.

Hidden is ranked 15th in Firefly and 122,871st in the world for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -5 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and