Aurbisnirn

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The Theocracy of Aurbisnirn is a huge, economically powerful nation, renowned for its parental licensing program. Its cynical population of 436 million are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Law & Order and Commerce are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Talos City. The average income tax rate is 60%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Retail.

The importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, and citizens wishing to be parents must undertake a series of gruelling tests to evaluate their capabilities. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aurbisnirn's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Talim.