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The Communist Monarchy of Commonwealth Of Astoria

“Everyone Can Be Your Friend But only one can love you!” Rachel Dawn Amber

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: The North Pacific

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Commonwealth Of Astoria

Population17.092 billion

CapitalCommonwealth Of Astoria City
LeaderRachel Dawn Amber
FaithCult Of Amber

CurrencyAstorian Dollar
AnimalBlue Butterfly

The Communist Monarchy of Commonwealth Of Astoria is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Rachel Dawn Amber with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, avant-garde cinema, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.092 billion Commonwealth Of Astorians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Commonwealth Of Astoria City. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Commonwealth Of Astorian economy, worth a remarkable 6,307 trillion Astorian Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Retail, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 369,028 Astorian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Women who leak pus from infected wounds are told to suck it up, the line of people waiting for a visa interview in front of foreign embassies is typically a mile long, the navy is hoping to hear the enemy shout "you sank my battleship!", and enemy agents are generally eliminated with extreme prejudice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Commonwealth Of Astoria's national animal is the Blue Butterfly, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Cult Of Amber.

Commonwealth Of Astoria is ranked 3,605th in the world and 153rd in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 198 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Largest Black Market: 386thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 467thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 536thMost Subsidized Industry: 546thLargest Mining Sector: 896thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 924thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,078thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,373rdHighest Average Incomes: 1,439thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,538thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,992ndHighest Economic Output: 2,176thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,192ndMost Armed: 2,336thLargest Governments: 2,910thTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 3,069thHighest Average Tax Rates: 3,131stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 3,243rdMost Efficient Economies: 3,289thMost Cultured: 3,605thLowest Crime Rates: 3,665thMost Patriotic: 4,720thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 6,011thLargest Retail Industry: 6,643rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 6,760thMost Devout: 7,086thLargest Publishing Industry: 7,216thLargest Welfare Programs: 7,304thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,679thMost Developed: 7,980thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 8,022ndFattest Citizens: 8,403rdLongest Average Lifespans: 8,611thRudest Citizens: 11,347thMost Influential: 13,453rdSmartest Citizens: 13,984thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 15,205thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 21,305thLargest Populations: 21,525thLargest Insurance Industry: 24,079thMost Valuable International Artwork: 29,604th
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Largest Black Market: 9th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 22nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 23rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 25th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 25th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 27th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 30th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 39th in the regionMost Armed: 56th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 60th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 60th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 63rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 64th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 67th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 68th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 122nd in the regionLargest Governments: 130th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 137th in the regionMost Cultured: 153rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 153rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 158th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 159th in the regionMost Devout: 177th in the regionFattest Citizens: 177th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 183rd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 188th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 191st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 199th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 205th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 308th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 347th in the regionTop
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Rudest Citizens: 357th in the regionLargest Populations: 358th in the regionMost Developed: 411th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 471st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 516th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 636th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 665th in the region

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