Mortemion

The Empire of Mortemion is a fledgling, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 6 million Mortemians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 27.9%.

The Mortemionian economy, worth 228 billion Gazas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 38,104 Gazas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, elections have been outlawed, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Mortemion's national animal is the Panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mortemion is ranked 83,315th in the world for Fastest-Growing Economies, scoring 40 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.