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Largest Black Market: 386thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 467thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 536th
The Communist Monarchy of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Everyone Can Be Your Friend But only one can love you!
Rachel Dawn Amber
Influence
Minnow
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Commonwealth Of Astoria

Population17.092 billion

CapitalCommonwealth Of Astoria City
LeaderRachel Dawn Amber
FaithCult Of Amber

CurrencyAstorian Dollar
AnimalBlue Butterfly

The Communist Monarchy of Commonwealth Of Astoria is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Rachel Dawn Amber with an iron fist, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, free-roaming dinosaurs, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.092 billion Commonwealth Of Astorians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Commonwealth Of Astoria City. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Commonwealth Of Astorian economy, worth a remarkable 6,307 trillion Astorian Dollars 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Retail, and Book Publishing. 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 an amazing 369,028 Astorian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Women who leak pus from infected wounds are told to suck it up, the line of people waiting for a visa interview in front of foreign embassies is typically a mile long, the navy is hoping to hear the enemy shout "you sank my battleship!", and enemy agents are generally eliminated with extreme prejudice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Commonwealth Of Astoria's national animal is the Blue Butterfly, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Cult Of Amber.

Commonwealth Of Astoria is ranked 3,605th in the world and 153rd in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 198 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Largest Black Market: 386thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 467thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 536thMost Subsidized Industry: 546thLargest Mining Sector: 896thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 924thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,079thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,373rdHighest Average Incomes: 1,440thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,538thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,992ndHighest Economic Output: 2,176thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,194thMost Armed: 2,338thLargest Governments: 2,910thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,069thTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 3,132ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 3,243rdMost Efficient Economies: 3,291stMost Cultured: 3,605thLowest Crime Rates: 3,665thMost Patriotic: 4,722ndLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 6,017thLargest Retail Industry: 6,653rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 6,765thMost Devout: 7,088thLargest Publishing Industry: 7,216thLargest Welfare Programs: 7,306thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,684thMost Developed: 7,983rdLargest Cheese Export Sector: 8,023rdFattest Citizens: 8,402ndLongest Average Lifespans: 8,611thRudest Citizens: 11,362ndMost Influential: 13,453rdSmartest Citizens: 13,989thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 15,207thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 21,312thLargest Populations: 21,525thLargest Insurance Industry: 24,103rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 29,614th
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Largest Black Market: 9th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 22nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 23rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 25th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 25th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 27th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 30th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 39th in the regionMost Armed: 56th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 60th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 60th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 63rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 64th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 67th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 68th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 122nd in the regionLargest Governments: 130th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 137th in the regionMost Cultured: 153rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 153rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 158th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 159th in the regionMost Devout: 177th in the regionFattest Citizens: 177th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 183rd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 189th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 191st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 199th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 205th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 308th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 347th in the regionTop
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Rudest Citizens: 357th in the regionLargest Populations: 358th in the regionMost Developed: 411th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 471st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 516th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 639th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 665th in the region

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