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“Vini Vidi Vichi I came, I saw, I conquered.”

The Republic of Second Byzatium is a very large, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 187 million are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Religion & Spirituality and Law & Order are secondary priorities. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 38%. A healthy private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, followed by Furniture Restoration and Uranium Mining.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, meat-eating is frowned upon, the country is preparing for war, and the government is cutting back on the number of political prisoners executed each year. Crime is a problem. Second Byzatium's national animal is the she wolf, and its currency is the dinari.

Second Byzatium is ranked 41st in the region and 37,073rd in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.