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“Os Sonhadore..”

The Great Empire of Raaj is a massive, economically powerful nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.359 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 juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 88%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture industries.

The government seizes all major gold finds, long arduous trials are held for the most trivial of offences, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, and tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Raaj's national animal is the bhavish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Rupee.

Raaj is ranked 5th in the region and 4,643rd in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.