The Shar Cleric of -Shadowheart- is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, infamous sell-swords, and suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 2.773 billion -Shadowheart-ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 33.8%.
The very strong -Shadowheart-ian economy, worth 169 trillion golds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,996 golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.
Back-alley circumcision clinics are popping up all over the nation, kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named", wandering -Shadowheart-ians are known for their one-track minds, and the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Shadowheart-'s national animal is the Dragon.
-Shadowheart- is ranked 49,329th in the world and 156th in The Blades for Most Pacifist, with 104.28 cheeks turned per day.
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-Shadowheart- was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
- : Following new legislation in -Shadowheart-, the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead.
- : Following new legislation in -Shadowheart-, wandering -Shadowheart-ians are known for their one-track minds.
- : Following new legislation in -Shadowheart-, kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named".
- : Following new legislation in -Shadowheart-, back-alley circumcision clinics are popping up all over the nation.
- : Following new legislation in -Shadowheart-, children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer.
- : Following new legislation in -Shadowheart-, military parades quietly tiptoe their way through the streets.
- : Following new legislation in -Shadowheart-, teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough.
- : Following new legislation in -Shadowheart-, abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals.
- : Following new legislation in -Shadowheart-, arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct.
