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Largest Black Market: 386thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 466thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 536th
The Communist Monarchy of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Everyone Can Be Your Friend But only one can love you!
Rachel Dawn Amber
Influence
Minnow
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Commonwealth Of Astoria

Population17.085 billion

CapitalCommonwealth Of Astoria City
LeaderRachel Dawn Amber
FaithCult Of Amber

CurrencyAstorian Dollar
AnimalBlue Butterfly

The Communist Monarchy of Commonwealth Of Astoria is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Rachel Dawn Amber with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, otherworldly petting zoo, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.085 billion Commonwealth Of Astorians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Commonwealth Of Astoria City. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Commonwealth Of Astorian economy, worth a remarkable 6,304 trillion Astorian Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Retail, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 369,028 Astorian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Women who leak pus from infected wounds are told to suck it up, the line of people waiting for a visa interview in front of foreign embassies is typically a mile long, the navy is hoping to hear the enemy shout "you sank my battleship!", and enemy agents are generally eliminated with extreme prejudice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Commonwealth Of Astoria's national animal is the Blue Butterfly, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Cult Of Amber.

Commonwealth Of Astoria is ranked 3,667th in the world and 183rd in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 124.42 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Black Market: 386thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 466thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 536thMost Subsidized Industry: 546thLargest Mining Sector: 895thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 921stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,077thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,369thHighest Average Incomes: 1,440thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,537thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,993rdHighest Economic Output: 2,177thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,197thMost Armed: 2,338thLargest Governments: 2,910thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,072ndTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 3,132ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 3,245thMost Efficient Economies: 3,290thMost Cultured: 3,606thLowest Crime Rates: 3,667thMost Patriotic: 4,726thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 6,019thLargest Retail Industry: 6,652ndLargest Agricultural Sector: 6,759thMost Devout: 7,093rdLargest Publishing Industry: 7,220thLargest Welfare Programs: 7,319thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,688thMost Developed: 7,988thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 8,028thFattest Citizens: 8,414thLongest Average Lifespans: 8,620thRudest Citizens: 11,365thMost Influential: 13,450thSmartest Citizens: 14,002ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 15,226thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 21,326thLargest Populations: 21,536thLargest Insurance Industry: 24,130thMost Valuable International Artwork: 29,634th
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Largest Black Market: 9th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 22nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 23rd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 25th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 25th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 27th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 30th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 39th in the regionMost Armed: 56th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 60th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 60th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 63rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 64th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 67th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 68th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 123rd in the regionLargest Governments: 130th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 137th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 153rd in the regionMost Cultured: 153rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 159th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 160th in the regionMost Devout: 177th in the regionFattest Citizens: 177th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 183rd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 188th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 190th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 199th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 208th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 309th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 347th in the regionTop
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Rudest Citizens: 357th in the regionLargest Populations: 358th in the regionMost Developed: 411th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 472nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 516th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 639th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 667th in the region

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