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“Security, Peace, Justice: For these We Strive”

The Imperial Commonwealth of Mesogiria is a huge, economically powerful nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 568 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 Law & Order, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tyferrah. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Furniture Restoration.

Councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, the government is avowedly atheist, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, and recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mesogiria's national animal is the hedgehog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the sterling dollar.

Mesogiria is ranked 208th in the region and 7,898th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.