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The Colonies of Amonstarte

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The Colonies of Amonstarte is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Terry Jefferson with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.012 billion Amonstarteans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Richmond Virginia. The average income tax rate is 74.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Amonstartean economy, worth 578 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 144,136 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, human tissue is grown in vats as a delicacy as well as for transplants, and orientation videos remind rookie female politicians that slaps on the bottom are perfectly acceptable forms of communication. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Amonstarte's national animal is the turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Christian.

Amonstarte is ranked 23,572^nd in the world and 1,428^th in Balder for Largest Governments, scoring 29.1 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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