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Most Valuable International Artwork: 371stGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 621stLargest Insurance Industry: 757th
The Holy Easter of
Corporate Police State
Moon, brains, NationStates, friendship
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Sateru

Population7.071 billion

CapitalStyxia
LeaderSanta Claus
FaithTitan worship

Currencygold
Animalbat

The Holy Easter of Sateru is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Santa Claus with an iron fist, and remarkable for its enslaved workforce, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 7.071 billion Satis are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Administration, Defense, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Styxia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Sati economy, worth 804 trillion golds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 113,800 golds, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,028,534 per year while the poor average 1,513, a ratio of 679 to 1.

Internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Santa Claus to cartoon bears, children are strong-armed by police into eating their greens, the upper class have been throwing riots after hunting was recently banned, and children are encouraged to chase pigeons. Crime is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Sateru's national animal is the bat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Titan worship.

Sateru is ranked 308,186th in the world and 12th in Astoria for Most Cultured, scoring 12 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 371stGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 621stLargest Insurance Industry: 757thLargest Gambling Industry: 1,827thMost Avoided: 2,259thMost Ignorant Citizens: 2,481stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,598thHighest Crime Rates: 2,605thTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3,392ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 8,288thLargest Mining Sector: 9,306thMost Corrupt Governments: 10,205thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 13,480thMost Secular: 15,229thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 15,263rdTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 18,813thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 19,226thMost Efficient Economies: 22,277thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 23,946thLargest Black Market: 25,540thMost Armed: 27,911th
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, children are encouraged to chase pigeons.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, the upper class have been throwing riots after hunting was recently banned.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, children are strong-armed by police into eating their greens.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Santa Claus to cartoon bears.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, the nickname "chair force" is increasingly literal.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, patriotic citizens chant "there's only one Sateru" at foreigners.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, the ego of former emperors tend to match their stature.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, airports offer up-charged enemas.

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