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“Don't Believe The Hype!!!”

The Embelishment of The Hype is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 4.483 billion are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Commerce, and Defence. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming industries.

The children of The Hype are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and the government is pouring funds into the nation's welfare system. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is pervasive. The Hype's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the exaggeration.

The Hype is ranked 10th in the region and 10,411th in the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.