====== Shen Zhou ======

__Symbol__: The Dragon \\
__Official Languages__: Putonghua \\
__Capital__: Beijing \\
__Date__: 2228 SZ (2228 years since the unification of the Empire) (Yang Calendar) \\
__Government__: Absolute Monarchy \\
__Head of State__: Emperor \\
__Head of Government__: Emperor, though in practice the bureaucracy dominates government policy. \\
__Deliberative Body__: None, though day to day police is debated within and implemented by the bureaucracy. \\
__Area__: 3.8 million square miles, not including the Meadowland Colonies \\
__Population__: 450 million \\
__Establishment__: 0 SZ \\
__First Emperor__: Qin Shi Huang \\
__Current Emperor__: Hu Jintao \\
__Official Religions__: Shen Buddhism, Shen Taoism, Shen Confucianism. Shen Zhou also features a rich folk religion built on ancestor worship and worship of the court of the Jade Emperor.


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