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The Holy Empire of The Glorious World Empire is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Holy Glorious with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.491 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 Defence, Law & Order, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Glorious. The average income tax rate is 94%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Nuclear warheads are frequently launched into space as a warning to invading meteoroids, the public are free to vote for whomever the government wants in office, all news sources are under strict government control, and bicyclists are banned from major roads. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The Glorious World Empire's national animal is the Baselisk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Prayers.

The Glorious World Empire is ranked 951st in Balder and 48,111th in the world for Most Extreme, scoring 20 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and