Location: Westchester

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Soviet Republic of Ajax Prime is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Ronald Klaus IV with an even hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed population of 5.304 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is effectively ruled by the Department of Law & Order, with areas such as Social Equality and Commerce receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lagunovgrad. The average income tax rate is 56%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

The study of medicine is popular throughout Ajax Prime, the military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds, politicians accepting drinks in bars are executed for taking bribes, and the nation has become a pariah for giving pirates letters of marque. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ajax Prime's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Roman Catholic, and its currency is the Ajaxian Mark.

Ajax Prime is ranked 2nd in Westchester and 77,679th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -18 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and