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Poverty rates in Papal State is very low, given the robust welfare system of the Papal State aimed to keep people floating. However, the birth rates in Papal State are also low: some claim that it is the living costs of the Papal State (which was unrefutable in old Hekatonschoinos), others claim Ecclesiarchal sterilization, still others claiming Ecclesiarchal isolationism against the Simnation in general.

==Culture==

 

On top of comparatively prude dress code, women of the Papal State are encouraged to take up a trade. Fields usually considered male, such as engineering, are especially encouraged. Due to this, the Papal State is known for female technicians and inventors, and one notable example is Yuri Kang of the Kang Patriarch family of the 3rd timeline. Among males, they are also expected to make an independent living if able, although unlike females males generally tend to be much more varied in their career choices: musicians and athletes in the Papal State are almost always male, with very few exceptions. Males are also expected to dress prudely, although males are given much more leeway when it comes to swimming pools. This policy is reviewed by the Ecclesiarchy, as the expected male volunteers are far below the expected figures. Given a skewed population especially in Hekatonschoinos, the Ecclesiarchy has further dived into the realms of bioengineering, adding a splash of supernatural as needed. The best example of Ecclesiarchal openness to both realms would be the creation of [[Fanon:Phthinophoria Eschateria|Phthinophoria Eschateria]], who is a failed attempt at making a male from a stock, although a partial success in that she's the first non-clone to have innate skills.