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The Kingdom of
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Civil Rights
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Economy
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Winter Aura

Population17.595 billion

CapitalGlacier Cavern
FaithWhatever

CurrencyAurum
AnimalPolar Bear

The Kingdom of Winter Aura is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 17.595 billion Winter Aurans are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Glacier Cavern. The average income tax rate is 51.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Winter Auran economy, worth a remarkable 2,034 trillion Aurums a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 115,625 Aurums, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military funding has been stripped back, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated, ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, and economic output is rising as the chronically depressed are persuaded not to burden society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Winter Aura's national animal is the Polar Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Whatever.

Winter Aura is ranked 64,552nd in the world and 698th in the West Pacific for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 72.67 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.

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Highest Poor Incomes: 18,314thMost Secular: 19,077thLargest Publishing Industry: 20,518thLongest Average Lifespans: 21,982ndLargest Populations: 22,534thMost Developed: 23,110thMost Advanced Public Education: 24,756thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 25,767thMost Cheerful Citizens: 28,036thMost Advanced Public Transport: 30,268thMost Income Equality: 30,711th
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 217th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 222nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 237th in the regionMost Secular: 265th in the regionMost Patriotic: 284th in the regionMost Developed: 288th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 293rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 295th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 307th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 311th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 369th in the region

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