Location: Kyzikos

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The Infinite Republican Empire of The Rich Port is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by the Theotokos Council with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 10.581 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Sigil. The average income tax rate is 75%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Information Technology.

The nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, the government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, large sections of The Rich Port have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there, and all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Rich Port's national animal is the giant squid, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is the Observance Of The Great Spirit, and its currency is the simoleon.

The Rich Port is ranked 14th in Kyzikos and 12,455th in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring 20 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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