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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 717thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,524thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,989th
The Commonwealth of
Civil Rights Lovefest
Trisae Askium!
Kigslae
Influence
Auxiliary
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Superb

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Askium

Population22.305 billion

CapitalDalry
LeaderKigslae
FaithChildren of Auld

CurrencyBiquiso
AnimalOkapi

The Commonwealth of Askium is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Kigslae with a fair hand, and notable for its avant-garde cinema, smutty television, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 22.305 billion Askiumians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dalry. The average income tax rate is 96.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Askiumian economy, worth a remarkable 2,552 trillion Biquisoes a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an impressive 114,428 Biquisoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read, reporters who negatively comment on politicians' haircuts are cut from the news, exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, and children as young as eight can present logical proofs for the existence of the afterlife. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Askium's national animal is the Okapi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Children of Auld.

Askium is ranked 8,422nd in the world and 7th in International Northwestern Union for Most Cultured, scoring 128 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 717thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,524thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,989thLargest Welfare Programs: 2,402ndMost Influential: 3,029thTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 3,560thBest Weather: 3,632ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 3,965thLongest Average Lifespans: 4,085thMost Cheerful Citizens: 4,091stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,373rdMost Beautiful Environments: 4,387thMost Stationary: 4,532ndHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 5,350thHealthiest Citizens: 5,394thMost Developed: 5,914thLargest Governments: 7,131stHighest Food Quality: 7,451stMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 7,720thMost Cultured: 8,422ndMost Pacifist: 8,823rdHighest Economic Output: 8,913thMost Inclusive: 9,171stSmartest Citizens: 9,408thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 9,671stLowest Crime Rates: 11,188thLargest Populations: 12,497thMost Subsidized Industry: 13,725thMost Scientifically Advanced: 15,325thTop
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Nicest Citizens: 16,006thHighest Poor Incomes: 18,004thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 19,255thMost Rebellious Youth: 21,305th
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 1st in the regionTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 2nd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2nd in the regionNudest: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Askium's influence in International Northwestern Union fell from "Negotiator" to "Auxiliary".
  • : Askium was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Askium was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Askium was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Askium was reclassified from "Left-wing Utopia" to "Civil Rights Lovefest".
  • : Askium was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Askium was reclassified from "Civil Rights Lovefest" to "Left-wing Utopia".
  • : Askium was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombies.
  • : Askium was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombified.
  • : Askium was reclassified from "New York Times Democracy" to "Civil Rights Lovefest".

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