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The Queen's State of Alonga

“Social Democracy” the Governor

Category: Left-wing Utopia
Civil Rights:
Superb
Economy:
Basket Case
Political Freedoms:
Superb

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Ancient Lands

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Alonga

Population35.879 billion

CapitalCapital Heights
Leaderthe Governor

Currencybetale
Animaldeer

The Queen's State of Alonga is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 35.879 billion Alongans 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Alongan economy, worth 375 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is 10,479 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A major religion has been named as Alonga's national religion, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, Alonga has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Alonga in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alonga's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alonga is ranked 249,962nd in the world and 513th in Ancient Lands for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.75 kickbacks per hour.

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Most Income Equality: 68thLargest Populations: 2,181stTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 9,481stTop
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Safest: 17,458thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 24,122nd
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionMost Income Equality: 2nd in the regionSafest: 4th in the regionLargest Governments: 5th in the regionTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 9th in the regionMost Inclusive: 12th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 17th in the regionNicest Citizens: 18th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 26th in the regionTop
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Most Devout: 35th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 46th in the regionMost Pacifist: 53rd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 68th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Alonga was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork and Most World Assembly Endorsements and the Top 5% for Most Stationary, Highest Economic Output, and Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Alonga was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Governments.
  • : Alonga was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombies and the Top 5% for Most Survivors.
  • : Alonga was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
  • : Alonga was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
  • : Alonga was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
  • : Alonga's influence in Ancient Lands rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Alonga's influence in Ancient Lands fell from "Shoeshiner" to "Sprat".
  • : Alonga's influence in Ancient Lands rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Alonga's influence in Ancient Lands fell from "Shoeshiner" to "Sprat".

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