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Most Valuable International Artwork: 319thMost Compassionate Citizens: 1,050thNicest Citizens: 1,071st
The Socialist State of
Left-wing Utopia
Home is where you feel good
Dina Goldstein
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Excessive
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Widely Abused

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Ostrovskiy

Population7.683 billion

CapitalAlkira
LeaderDina Goldstein

Currencystandard dollar
Animalmoose

The Socialist State of Ostrovskiy is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Dina Goldstein with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.683 billion Ostrovskians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alkira. The average income tax rate is 98.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ostrovskian economy, worth a remarkable 1,518 trillion standard dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 197,665 standard dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space, human tissue is grown in vats as a delicacy as well as for transplants, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and young girls who ask their parents for a pony are routinely lobotomised (Ostrovskiy has found 8 easter eggs). Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostrovskiy's national animal is the moose, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ostrovskiy is ranked 310,823rd in the world and 876th in The Amaranthine Isles for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -12.65 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 319thMost Compassionate Citizens: 1,050thNicest Citizens: 1,071stMost Inclusive: 1,241stLargest Welfare Programs: 1,242ndMost Pacifist: 1,261stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1,490thMost Developed: 1,512thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,593rdLongest Average Lifespans: 1,737thMost Cheerful Citizens: 1,795thHealthiest Citizens: 1,827thHighest Food Quality: 2,072ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,137thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,340thMost Advanced Public Education: 2,391stBest Weather: 2,396thLargest Governments: 2,612thMost Efficient Economies: 2,709thSafest: 2,812thSmartest Citizens: 2,969thMost Scientifically Advanced: 3,046thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 3,088thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 3,568thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 3,575thHighest Poor Incomes: 3,648thLeast Corrupt Governments: 3,768thMost Rebellious Youth: 3,771stMost Beautiful Environments: 3,791stLowest Crime Rates: 3,977thLargest Publishing Industry: 4,093rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 4,464thMost Advanced Public Transport: 6,333rdMost Cultured: 7,199thMost Secular: 7,694thHighest Average Incomes: 8,760thHighest Economic Output: 14,982ndTop
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Most Politically Free: 23,927thMost Income Equality: 25,501stMost Extensive Civil Rights: 29,622nd
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Pacifist: 1st in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Developed: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionBest Weather: 1st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 1st in the regionMost Inclusive: 1st in the regionHighest Food Quality: 1st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1st in the regionNicest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1st in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 2nd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 2nd in the regionLargest Governments: 2nd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2nd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 2nd in the regionSafest: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 3rd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 3rd in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 5th in the regionMost Secular: 5th in the regionMost Cultured: 6th in the regionTop
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Most Politically Free: 9th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 10th in the regionLargest Populations: 13th in the regionNudest: 21st in the regionRudest Citizens: 43rd in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Civil Rights: 50th in the regionLargest Black Market: 52nd in the regionMost Extreme: 60th in the regionMost Income Equality: 66th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 81st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 87th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ostrovskiy lodged a message on the The Amaranthine Isles Regional Message Board.
  • : Ostrovskiy altered its national flag.
  • : Ostrovskiy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
  • : Ostrovskiy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
  • : Ostrovskiy was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
  • : Ostrovskiy changed its national motto to "Home is where you feel good".
  • : Following new legislation in Ostrovskiy, young girls who ask their parents for a pony are routinely lobotomised (Ostrovskiy has found 8 easter eggs).
  • : Following new legislation in Ostrovskiy, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller.
  • : Ostrovskiy's influence in The Amaranthine Isles rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Ostrovskiy changed its national motto to "Friendship! Easter eggs!".

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