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The Theocracy of The Lords Love and Grace

“You will bow your head to the Lord” The High Arbiter

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Strong
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Lazarus

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The Lords Love and Grace

Population17.164 billion

CapitalNaxatl
LeaderThe High Arbiter
FaithWorship of the One True God

CurrencyIndulgence
AnimalLamb of God

The Theocracy of The Lords Love and Grace is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The High Arbiter with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, zero percent divorce rate, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.164 billion Worshipers are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government stops and the rest of society begins, but it prioritizes Law & Order, with Spirituality, Defense, and Environment also on the agenda, while Education and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Naxatl. The average income tax rate is 95.7%.

The strong Lords Love and Gracean economy, worth a remarkable 2,063 trillion Indulgences a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, extremely specialized black market in Furniture Restoration and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an impressive 120,244 Indulgences, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military conducts 'training exercises' in prisons, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from The High Arbiter's throne, people on the brink of death are put through unwanted and stressful procedures, and escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The Lords Love and Grace's national animal is the Lamb of God, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Worship of the One True God.

The Lords Love and Grace is ranked 14,565th in the world and 257th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 1,802.31747151608 days.

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Most Primitive: 82ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 98thMost Ignorant Citizens: 314thMost Devout: 446thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,011thBest Weather: 2,041stMost Conservative: 2,249thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2,890thTop
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Largest Black Market: 3,015thMost Beautiful Environments: 3,592ndMost Authoritarian: 3,827thMost Corrupt Governments: 4,165thLowest Crime Rates: 4,605thHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,119thNudest: 6,108thMost Valuable International Artwork: 6,338thMost Advanced Public Transport: 9,095thLargest Governments: 9,915thHighest Economic Output: 11,862ndHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 12,753rdMost Patriotic: 14,166thMost Stationary: 14,565thTop
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Most Popular Tourist Destinations: 18,381stLargest Populations: 21,476thHighest Poor Incomes: 22,040thMost Extreme: 25,012th
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Most Primitive: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 3rd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 12th in the regionMost Devout: 22nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 34th in the regionBest Weather: 71st in the regionMost Conservative: 83rd in the regionTop
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Most Authoritarian: 115th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 160th in the regionMost Extreme: 171st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 196th in the regionLargest Black Market: 196th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 255th in the regionMost Stationary: 257th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 258th in the regionNudest: 261st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 298th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 305th in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 575th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 583rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 600th in the regionMost Influential: 630th in the regionLargest Populations: 717th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 742nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in The Lords Love and Grace, escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails'.
  • : Following new legislation in The Lords Love and Grace, people on the brink of death are put through unwanted and stressful procedures.
  • : Following new legislation in The Lords Love and Grace, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from The High Arbiter's throne.
  • : Following new legislation in The Lords Love and Grace, the military conducts 'training exercises' in prisons.
  • : Following new legislation in The Lords Love and Grace, claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges.
  • : The Lords Love and Grace was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Following new legislation in The Lords Love and Grace, astronomers are flocking to The Lords Love and Grace to take advantage of its clear night skies.
  • : Following new legislation in The Lords Love and Grace, no one gossips with The High Arbiter during diplomatic summits.
  • : Following new legislation in The Lords Love and Grace, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country.
  • : The Lords Love and Grace was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market.

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