Location: Land Of Evil Oppression

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The Darke Empire of Spartan Domain is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Darke Emperor Shadowsforge with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.328 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial Spartan Palace. The average income tax rate is 63%. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Gambling industry.

The Ministry of Truthiness now manages the entire media industry, euthanasia is legal, there have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons', and the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Spartan Domain's national animal is the Cave Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Cult of Shadows, and its currency is the Spartan.

Spartan Domain is ranked 3rd in Land Of Evil Oppression and 9,187th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -2 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and