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Most Conservative: 376thMost Primitive: 1,998thMost Ignorant Citizens: 2,930th
The Holy Empire of
Psychotic Dictatorship
You Are Always Being Watched.
Influence
Unproven
Region
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Developing
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Ariun

Population20 million

CurrencyTsus
AnimalViper

The Holy Empire of Ariun is a small, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its public floggings, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 20 million Ariunians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 64.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The developing Ariunian economy, worth 616 billion Tsuses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 30,835 Tsuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military invades any neighboring nation with the gall to criticize its policies, the latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press, napalm is the tool of choice for disabling eco-unfriendly forestry operations, and the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ariun's national animal is the Viper, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ariun is ranked 271,654th in the world and 814th in 10000 Islands for Most Stationary, with 10.01764636648 days.

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Most Conservative: 376thMost Primitive: 1,998thMost Ignorant Citizens: 2,930thTop
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Most Authoritarian: 3,395thTop
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Most Extreme: 24,546thMost Devout: 27,850th
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Most Conservative: 2nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 8th in the regionTop
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Most Extreme: 12th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 20th in the regionMost Primitive: 21st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events.
  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, napalm is the tool of choice for disabling eco-unfriendly forestry operations.
  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, the latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press.
  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, the military invades any neighboring nation with the gall to criticize its policies.
  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits.
  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, police pull people off the street for even mentioning the word plane.
  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools.
  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu.
  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, immigrants complain that natives keep coming over and taking their jobs.
  • : Following new legislation in Ariun, only government officials may operate computers.

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