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Emperor
Brazil is probably one of the most stable governments along the equator. It is also far enough South of Hurricane tracks and is fairly stable from earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.
map world equator
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World_map_with_equator.jpg
map world equator
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World_map_with_equator.jpg