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The Dictatorship of Aethas

“Serve, protect, take.”

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The Dictatorship of Aethas is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Great leader Zyy with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.635 billion Aeethasians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Law & Order, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gravesfield. The average income tax rate is 57.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Aethasian economy, worth 153 trillion Aeethasian Reais a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 94,112 Aeethasian Reais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers, soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets, conversion therapy coupons are a popular present for coming of age ceremonies, and hordes of gardening enthusiasts are being banished from cities nationwide. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aethas's national animal is the black fur wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Aethas is ranked 33,091^st in the world and 442^nd in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 205.14 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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