The Exhortations of Index LibrorumProhibitorum is a massive, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.385 billion Index LibrorumProhibitorumians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Index LibrorumProhibitorumian economy, worth 23.0 trillion Truthlings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is 16,594 Truthlings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Index LibrorumProhibitorum's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Index LibrorumProhibitorum is ranked 115,144^th in the world and 1^st in Bibliotheca Vaticana for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 695.23 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.