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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 3,858thMost Secular: 4,421stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4,924th
The Empire of
Iron Fist Consumerists
The worship of the state is the worship of force
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Heltan

Population6.658 billion

CapitalThe Palace
LeaderOmar Husann
FaithOmar Husann

CurrencyGold
AnimalWolf

The Empire of Heltan is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Omar Husann with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, frequent executions, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 6.658 billion Heltanians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Palace. The average income tax rate is 76.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Heltanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,005 trillion Golds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 151,077 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Policemen want to put the nation's homosexuals up against a wall, the most common doctor's prescription is "get out of my consulting room", the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance, and EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Heltan's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Omar Husann.

Heltan is ranked 72,871st in the world and 1,305th in the Rejected Realms for Most Extreme, scoring 27.01 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 3,858thMost Secular: 4,421stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4,924thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 6,756thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,320thLargest Black Market: 9,721stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 11,332ndMost Beautiful Environments: 11,906thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,042ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 12,339thMost Patriotic: 12,526thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 12,758thBest Weather: 13,206thMost Corrupt Governments: 14,075thLargest Information Technology Sector: 14,343rdHighest Poor Incomes: 15,224thTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 16,603rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 17,720thMost Authoritarian: 22,444thMost Subsidized Industry: 24,020thHighest Average Incomes: 24,095thHighest Average Tax Rates: 24,750thLowest Crime Rates: 27,888thLargest Governments: 28,409th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 122nd in the regionMost Secular: 122nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 136th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 186th in the regionLargest Black Market: 187th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 248th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 277th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 285th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 291st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 294th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 306th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 308th in the regionBest Weather: 325th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 333rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 335th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 345th in the regionTop
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 388th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 424th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 517th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 530th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 575th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 596th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 609th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 630th in the region

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