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The Interstellar Empire of Askralion |
“There are many races, but one nation.”
Category: Psychotic Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Outlawed |
Economy: Fragile |
Political Freedoms: Outlawed |
Location: Balder |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Interstellar Empire of Askralion is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Divine Emperor Askral III with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.059 billion Askralians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Environment and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Askralia. The average income tax rate is 84.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The enormous but sluggish Askralian economy, worth a remarkable 4,025 trillion Askralian Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 182,480 Askralian Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, the standardised national curriculum requires that all-male classes be taught why they have periods, and the police think a properly conducted criminal investigation is a real pain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Askralion's national animal is the Ameba, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Askralism.
Askralion is ranked 219,228th in the world and 8,782nd in Balder for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -5.48 on the Clooney Contribution Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Askralion was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market and Most Avoided and the Top 5% for Highest Average Incomes, Most Scientifically Advanced, and Highest Economic Output.
- : Askralion was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Askralion, the police think a properly conducted criminal investigation is a real pain.
- : Following new legislation in Askralion, the standardised national curriculum requires that all-male classes be taught why they have periods.
- : Following new legislation in Askralion, Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume.
- : Following new legislation in Askralion, victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians.
- : Following new legislation in Askralion, Askralion's free colleges struggle to maintain standards in the face of overwhelming demand.
- : Askralion was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
- : Following new legislation in Askralion, the military conducts 'training exercises' in prisons.
- : Following new legislation in Askralion, jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses'.