Location: Greater Dienstad

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The Protectorate of Lyras is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Warmarshal Leon Krell with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed population of 16.139 billion 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 is effectively ruled by the Department of Defence, with areas such as the Environment and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bredubar. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Protests are legal but strictly supervised, newborns are being raised as mindless killing machines, politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads, and Lyras's army is full of two-metre tall super-soldiers. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Lyras's national animal is the Lyran Drop Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Varessan crown.

Lyras is ranked 12th in Greater Dienstad and 59,242nd in the world for Stupidest Citizens, scoring 13 on the Average Edu-UNtellignce® Test Score.

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