The Republic of Steste is a massive, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning xad population. The hard-working population of 1.425 billion Stesteans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 11.0%.
The Stestean economy, worth 75.6 trillion ars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Gambling. Average income is 53,067 ars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.
Crime is relatively low. Steste's national animal is the xad.
Steste is ranked 197,976th in the world and 2nd in vincent drake for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 677.16 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Steste's influence in Vincent drake fell from "Dominator" to "Superpower".
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Steste's influence in Vincent drake fell from "Hegemony" to "Dominator".
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Steste's influence in Vincent drake fell from "Hermit" to "Hegemony".
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Steste's influence in Vincent drake rose from "Truckler" to "Hermit".
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Steste's influence in Vincent drake rose from "Zero" to "Truckler".
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Steste relocated from The Black Hawks to Vincent drake.
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Steste's influence in The Black Hawks rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
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Steste's influence in The Black Hawks rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
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Steste's influence in The Black Hawks rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
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Steste's influence in The Black Hawks rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".