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“Sic Semper Tyrannus”

The Federation of Ashlak is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Aiden Rohraff with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 2.5 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Equality, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rohraff City. The average income tax rate is 71%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Uranium Mining.

Voting is voluntary, Coco the Clown has been elected to the nation's parliament, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashlak's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the laks.

Ashlak is ranked 8th in the region and 4,748th in the world for Most Godforsaken.