Location: Phoenix Empire

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Phoenixia Founder of The Asuras is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its unlimited-speed roads. Its compassionate population of 6.493 billion enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and the Environment. The average income tax rate is 65%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing.

Eight year-olds can be seen lighting up in public areas, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, and the people are famous throughout the region for their bleached-white teeth. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Asuras's national animal is the phoenix , which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the asuran dollar.

The Asuras is ranked 13th in Phoenix Empire and 77,439th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -16 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and