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Highest Disposable Incomes: 1stMost Efficient Economies: 2ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd
The Armed Corporations of
Capitalist Paradise
If you have money, nothing is impossible!
General John Westmoreland
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Excellent

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Aurora Islands

Population34.76 billion

CapitalAurora City
LeaderGeneral John Westmoreland

Currencygolden dollar
Animalgolden hummingbird

The Armed Corporations of Aurora Islands is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by General John Westmoreland with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 34.76 billion Auroraians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurora City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Auroraian economy, worth an astonishing 35,538 trillion golden dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 1,022,398 golden dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 9,576,349 per year while the poor average 9,197, a ratio of 1,041 to 1.

Academics have a bone to pick with free market entrepreneurs, the monarch frequently needs protecting from misfiring protection, Auroraian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about General John Westmoreland, and the booming slave trade is now government-funded. Crime is totally unknown. Aurora Islands's national animal is the golden hummingbird, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Aurora Islands is ranked 750th in the world and 2nd in United Kingdom for Most Cultured, scoring 429 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Highest Disposable Incomes: 1stMost Efficient Economies: 2ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rdRudest Citizens: 6thMost Corrupt Governments: 9thHighest Average Incomes: 11thMost Scientifically Advanced: 12thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 13thFattest Citizens: 14thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 21stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 22ndHighest Economic Output: 23rdLargest Retail Industry: 31stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 31stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 32ndMost Secular: 37thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 38thLargest Insurance Industry: 38thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 39thMost Avoided: 44thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 47thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 49thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 53rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 54thMost Patriotic: 69thLargest Agricultural Sector: 92ndLargest Gambling Industry: 93rdLargest Mining Sector: 98thSmartest Citizens: 107thLargest Governments: 122ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 162ndMost Armed: 172ndMost Subsidized Industry: 201stLargest Information Technology Sector: 278thLargest Publishing Industry: 308thMost Rebellious Youth: 621stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 661stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 705thMost Cultured: 750thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,701stMost Pro-Market: 1,771stLargest Populations: 2,691stTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 4,055thMost Valuable International Artwork: 7,813thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 10,902ndLargest Black Market: 10,992ndLowest Crime Rates: 11,324thTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 16,264th
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Most Patriotic: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 1st in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionMost Secular: 1st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the regionMost Cultured: 2nd in the regionMost Pro-Market: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3rd in the regionTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 5th in the regionLargest Populations: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 10th in the regionLargest Black Market: 17th in the regionTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 25th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 29th in the regionNudest: 37th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 40th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, the booming slave trade is now government-funded.
  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, Auroraian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about General John Westmoreland.
  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, the monarch frequently needs protecting from misfiring protection.
  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, academics have a bone to pick with free market entrepreneurs.
  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, almost all of the nation's water is piped into the country from abroad for exorbitant prices.
  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, fifty years of pension funds can disappear in half a second.
  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, the navy plans patrols according to how many pubs nearby ports have.
  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras.
  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park.
  • : Following new legislation in Aurora Islands, giant no-kill traps baited with Bapst Red Ribbon and vintage bicycles have been popping up in back alleys nationwide.

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