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The Holy Empire of Alasdair I Frosticus

“Be of your frostiness, not with your frostiness”

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The Holy Empire of Alasdair I Frosticus is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Basileus with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 41.717 billion Imperials hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Education, although Social Policy is also considered important, while Law & Order and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Imperial City. The average income tax rate is 4.0%.

The enormous but underdeveloped Alasdair I Frosticusian economy, worth a remarkable 2,842 trillion nomismata a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Tourism. Average income is 68,135 nomismata, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Condemned prisoners spend hours a day sitting in lotus position looking perplexed, the government is flooded with compensation requests, photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in The Basileus's bedroom, and murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Alasdair I Frosticus's national animal is the double-headed eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.

Alasdair I Frosticus is ranked 291,731^st in the world and 2^nd in The Dreamed Realm for Lowest Crime Rates, with 13.12 law-abiding acts per hour.