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“WWHDD...What Would His Dooziness Do?”

The Evil Conservative Empire of The Palentine is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Empress Jhessan Spaulding I with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of public education. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 10.471 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized government concentrates mainly on Defence, although Law & Order and Commerce are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Burgh. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Gambling industries.

Major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', the judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations, and the government's new 'Crime Can Fight Itself' policy appears to be backfiring rather badly. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The Palentine's national animal is the sphinxian treecat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the greenback .

The Palentine is ranked 9th in the region and 1,385th in the world for Largest Publishing Industry.