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The Terrible swift sword of AS-1 |
“Skin on skin, let the love begin”
Category: Authoritarian Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Few |
Economy: Strong |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Location: Adriatic Sea |
Regional Influence: Hermit |
The Terrible swift sword of AS-1 is a gargantuan, genial nation, remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, avant-garde cinema, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 17.892 billion AS-1ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 41.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The strong AS-1ian economy, worth 969 trillion $$s a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,177 $$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, gun ownership is compulsory, and the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. AS-1's national animal is the laughing swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.
AS-1 is ranked 5,778th in the world and 1st in Adriatic Sea for Most Stationary, with 2,999.66474688 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : AS-1's influence in Adriatic Sea rose from "Hegemony" to "Hermit".
- : AS-1's influence in Adriatic Sea fell from "Hermit" to "Hegemony".
- : AS-1 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Survivors.
- : AS-1 set the regional banner of Adriatic Sea.
- : AS-1 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Armed.
- : Following new legislation in AS-1, the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning.
- : Following new legislation in AS-1, gun ownership is compulsory.
- : AS-1 was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Authoritarian Democracy".
- : Following new legislation in AS-1, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites.
- : Following new legislation in AS-1, orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step.