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“L'Union fait la force, La force fait L'union (171)”

The Startling Empire of Riemstagrad is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Farao Rambert IV with an even hand, and remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 15.248 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The small government is effectively ruled by the Department of Social Welfare, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Riemstagrad. The average income tax rate is 17%, but much higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

The state pays for care of easily preventable illnesses, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, surveillance cameras are banned, and corporations cut costs by taking away safety-features on their products. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Riemstagrad's national animal is the amoebe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Rambertism, and its currency is the dinar.

Riemstagrad is ranked 8th in the region and 10,767th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.