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The Constitutional Monarchy of Maztetrua

“The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Below Average

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Lazarus

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Maztetrua

Population10.172 billion

CurrencyPeso
AnimalEagle

The Constitutional Monarchy of Maztetrua is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 10.172 billion Maztetruans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 72.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Maztetruan economy, worth a remarkable 2,509 trillion Pesos 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, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. 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 246,680 Pesos, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", citizens can freely debate whether Leader is a great leader or the greatest leader, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, and childhood friends of Leader are living it large abroad at the taxpayers' expense. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maztetrua's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Maztetrua is ranked 78,689th in the world and 819th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 615.0413077622 days.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 276thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,626thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1,668thMost Patriotic: 1,745thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,373rdLargest Black Market: 2,928thTop
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Most Armed: 3,080thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,291stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3,641stMost Corrupt Governments: 4,857thLargest Mining Sector: 5,121stHighest Average Incomes: 5,570thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6,598thLargest Information Technology Sector: 6,685thHealthiest Citizens: 6,893rdLowest Crime Rates: 7,685thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,926thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 8,461stMost Scientifically Advanced: 8,911thHighest Economic Output: 9,151stMost Efficient Economies: 13,082ndMost Subsidized Industry: 13,414thLargest Governments: 13,537thTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 15,973rdMost Devout: 17,319thLargest Agricultural Sector: 17,355thSmartest Citizens: 18,576thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 19,994thMost Conservative: 20,047thMost Advanced Public Education: 20,737thLargest Welfare Programs: 20,799thHighest Disposable Incomes: 21,452ndBest Weather: 28,948th
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 9th in the regionMost Patriotic: 46th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 88th in the regionTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 111th in the regionLargest Black Market: 186th in the regionMost Armed: 191st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 204th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 281st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 303rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 318th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 354th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 354th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 364th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 378th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 470th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 504th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 518th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 525th in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 577th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 627th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 715th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 742nd in the regionMost Conservative: 774th in the regionMost Influential: 776th in the regionMost Stationary: 819th in the regionLargest Governments: 860th in the regionMost Devout: 1,047th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Maztetrua was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Best Weather.
  • : Following new legislation in Maztetrua, childhood friends of Leader are living it large abroad at the taxpayers' expense.
  • : Following new legislation in Maztetrua, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life.
  • : Following new legislation in Maztetrua, citizens can freely debate whether Leader is a great leader or the greatest leader.
  • : Following new legislation in Maztetrua, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling".
  • : Following new legislation in Maztetrua, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes.
  • : Maztetrua was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Armed.
  • : Following new legislation in Maztetrua, citizens are exhausted from weekly general elections.
  • : Following new legislation in Maztetrua, nuclear warheads are frequently launched into space as a warning to invading meteoroids.
  • : Following new legislation in Maztetrua, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms.

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