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“You Will Obey!!”

The Theocracy of Tabeland is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and notable for its complete lack of public education. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.191 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, moralistic morass -- juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tabeland City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

Public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, every citizen must submit to DNA testing to be eliminated from police inquiries, and the police have reaffirmed their tough stance on drugs. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Tabeland's national animal is the camel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the droodle.

Tabeland is ranked 170th in the region and 5,908th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.