Earium

The Kingdom of Earium is a large, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of public education, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 75 million Eariumians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Administration and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 6.0%.

The thriving Eariumian economy, worth 5.76 trillion Shemps a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 76,739 Shemps, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

The military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", wheelchair-enabled paratroopers need access ramps to get onto planes but not off them, homosexuality is a crime punishable by death, and prisoners regularly escape detention posing as scarecrows. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Earium's national animal is the Toucan-Hoose, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Earium is ranked 14,020th in the world and 1st in WEG Secret Society for the High Class for Largest Retail Industry, scoring 8,622.19 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.