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“We are the Priests, of the Temples of Syrinx.”

The National Royal Republic of Nitramda is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Bahnhof with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.707 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nitramda Royal Capital City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 64%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, soylent products are an expensive commodity due to a lack of volunteers, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, and corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nitramda's national animal is the Penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Podchukian dollar.

Nitramda is ranked 65th in the region and 2,969th in the world for Fattest Citizens.