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The Reformed Soviet Federation of Askovi

“Je Skôls ve Kœ”

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The Reformed Soviet Federation of Askovi is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Josephine Voleaux with an even hand, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, state-planned economy, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, cynical population of 2.389 billion Askovians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Lighthouse. The average income tax rate is 88.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Askovi economy, worth 341 trillion Cubyts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 143,087 Cubyts, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Consuming ecstasy is a common rite of passage, there's no escape from the rule of law... or police brutality, hordes of faceless civil servants are running cities, and military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Askovi's national animal is the Amber Moth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Saint Terism.

Askovi is ranked 116,820^th in the world and 4^th in SolarFlare for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,841.35 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

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