Category: Corrupt Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Good |
Economy: Fair |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Regional Influence: Nipper
Location: Europeia
Population | 11.665 billion |
Capital | Kirkwall |
Leader | Adrian Hawke |
Faith | Adrianism |
Currency | Erak |
Animal | Dog |
The Empire of Astalekon is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Adrian Hawke with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 11.665 billion Astalekonians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kirkwall. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.
The large but underdeveloped Astalekonian economy, worth 750 trillion Eraks 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 Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 64,348 Eraks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Science centers and state of the art laboratories are ubiquitous, the nation's government buildings are remarkable for being ugly concrete boxes, fifteen-year-olds cannot walk younger siblings to school without a professional Childcare and Education Certificate, and employers are keenest on employees who lack family values. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astalekon's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Adrianism.
Astalekon is ranked 273,880th in the world and 1,178th in Europeia for Most Primitive, scoring -271.61 on the Scary Big Number Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Astalekon was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork, the Top 5% for Most Beautiful Environments and Most World Assembly Endorsements, and the Top 10% for Most Advanced Public Education and Most Scientifically Advanced.
- : Astalekon was endorsed by The Nuts and Bolts of Decacon.
- : Astalekon's influence in Europeia rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Astalekon's influence in Europeia rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Astalekon's influence in Europeia rose from "Zero" to "Hatchling".
- : Astalekon was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : Astalekon was endorsed by The Seaside Republic of Primorye Oblast.
- : Astalekon was endorsed by The Glorious Republic of Pland Adanna.
- : Astalekon was endorsed by The Lovely Land of Le Libertia.
- : Astalekon was endorsed by The Rapping Sensation of PhDre.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 6 » UPC, PhDre, Le Libertia, Pland Adanna, Primorye Oblast, and Decacon.