We welcome The Holy Empire of Resurgent Byzantium (http://www.sunsetrpg.com/economystatistics.php?nation=Resurgent+Byzantium), a United States member, as the 118th member nation state in 01 Eastern Roman Empire Region.
The Holy Empire of Resurgent Byzantium is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 379 million 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.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Defence, although Education and Law & Order are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 48%, but much higher for the wealthy. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.
Sales of fishnet stockings have reached a record high, government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest, small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants, and the government is cracking down on subversive groups. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Resurgent Byzantium's national animal is the eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the solidus.
