Location: Empires of Earth

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empires of Earth WA Delegate of Pittsburgh is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 1.187 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Public Transport receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pittsburgh. The average income tax rate is 30%, but much higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, followed by Book Publishing and Uranium Mining.

Heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups, the military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds, and innocent defendants often plea guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury. Crime is pervasive. Pittsburgh's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Pittsburghese , and its currency is the Yinzer.

Pittsburgh is ranked 67th in Empires of Earth and 70,873rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and