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“God Bless Emperor Corbin!”

The Holy Empire of The Great Corbin is a huge, devout nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 220 million are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt government is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and Religion & Spirituality are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 32%, but much higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Uranium Mining.

The government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights, citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering', penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative', and prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The Great Corbin's national animal is the Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Cerbin.

The Great Corbin is ranked 132nd in the region and 4,731st in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.