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Most Inclusive: 2,704thLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,741stMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,878th
The Most Serene Utopian Republic of
Iron Fist Socialists Equality and Tolerance Society
The Stars are With Us!
Influence
Hatchling
Region
Civil Rights
Superb
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Horacellum

Population4.606 billion

CapitalSeer's Crown
LeaderLord Sovereign and Six Divine Saints
FaithStars' Witness

CurrencyElniy
AnimalMonochrome Butterfly

The Most Serene Utopian Republic of Horacellum is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Lord Sovereign and Six Divine Saints with an iron fist, and remarkable for its vat-grown people, anti-smoking policies, and digital currency. The compassionate, cynical, humorless population of 4.606 billion Seersfolks are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Seer's Crown. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Horacellumian economy, worth 887 trillion Elniys a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 192,651 Elniys, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, the new Horacellumian-made OS is buggier and more inconvenient than a horse-drawn carriage, shaking a stone out of your shoe is considered to be dangerously risqué, and police officers find government bureaucracy more terrifying than most serial killers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Horacellum's national animal is the Monochrome Butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Stars' Witness.

Horacellum is ranked 255,790th in the world and 9,771st in Lazarus for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -7.3 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most Inclusive: 2,704thLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,741stMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,878thTop
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Most Developed: 2,922ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,967thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,062ndLargest Welfare Programs: 3,222ndLargest Governments: 3,645thHighest Poor Incomes: 3,647thMost Compassionate Citizens: 3,768thSmartest Citizens: 3,922ndLowest Crime Rates: 4,421stNicest Citizens: 4,657thMost Advanced Public Transport: 4,806thHighest Food Quality: 5,406thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 6,186thLongest Average Lifespans: 6,347thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 8,199thMost Beautiful Environments: 9,820thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9,964thHealthiest Citizens: 10,102ndMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 10,435thMost Efficient Economies: 10,628thMost Secular: 11,249thHighest Average Incomes: 11,598thMost Income Equality: 12,033rdTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 14,752ndSafest: 15,025thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 16,504thMost Cultured: 18,140thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 22,057thLargest Publishing Industry: 25,820th
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Most Inclusive: 94th in the regionTop
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 124th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 127th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 135th in the regionMost Developed: 135th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 140th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 153rd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 154th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 160th in the regionLargest Governments: 170th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 173rd in the regionNicest Citizens: 209th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 260th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 260th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 298th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 318th in the regionMost Income Equality: 358th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 360th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 479th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 544th in the regionTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 572nd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 574th in the regionMost Secular: 653rd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 654th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 826th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 839th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 848th in the regionSafest: 904th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 959th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1,045th in the regionMost Cultured: 1,054th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,073rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Horacellum was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Developed, Most Scientifically Advanced, and Most Inclusive and the Top 5% for Highest Food Quality and Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Horacellum was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Horacellum's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Horacellum's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Horacellum was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : Horacellum ceased to exist in Red Front.
  • : Horacellum was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Horacellum was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Safest.
  • : Horacellum was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Developed.
  • : Horacellum was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates and Most Developed.

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