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“Viva Asarivia!”

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The Republic of Asarivia is a large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The quiet, industrious population of 144 million Asarivians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 36.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Asarivian economy, worth 5.73 trillion Revus a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 39,825 Revus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Sniffer dogs are trained to follow clouds of fruity-smelling vapor, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, the government's religious works are headed by a New Age guru, and Maxtopian Grass flags adorn every college dorm room. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asarivia's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Asarivia is ranked 296,935^th in the world and 531^st in Starlight for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -11.3 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.