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“Every Man a Sun. (*´ -`)(´- `*)”

The Bright Empire of Yaorozu is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Bright One with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate population of 6.705 billion are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, moralistic, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is effectively ruled by the Department of Social Welfare, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dorastor. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffer-driven limousines, heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, and the government has ordered a moratorium on referenda. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yaorozu's national animal is the white sunbird, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the nysy.

Yaorozu is ranked 1270th in the region and 55,089th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.