Spotlight on:
The Malfunction of Astrolabe |
“As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean”
Category: Liberal Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Very Good |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Superb |
Location: Ship |
Regional Influence: Dominator |
The Malfunction of Astrolabe is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Admiral Ulysses Shackleton with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 11.351 billion Navigators love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rose of the Winds. The average income tax rate is 83.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Nautical economy, worth a remarkable 2,181 trillion stars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 192,211 stars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Doctors accused of having no heart reply that cardiology isn't their speciality, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, diaper ads feature vertically-challenged adults wearing bootees, and elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Astrolabe's national animal is the Narwhal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Celestial Navigation.
Astrolabe is ranked 5,796th in the world and 1st in Ship for Most Cultured, scoring 155 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Astrolabe lodged a message on the Ship Regional Message Board.
- : Astrolabe's influence in Ship rose from "Superpower" to "Dominator".
- : Astrolabe lodged a message on the Ship Regional Message Board.
- : Astrolabe's influence in Ship fell from "Dominator" to "Superpower".
- : Astrolabe was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
- : Astrolabe's influence in Ship rose from "Superpower" to "Dominator".
- : Astrolabe lodged a message on the Ship Regional Message Board.
- : Astrolabe lodged a message on the Ship Regional Message Board.
- : Astrolabe lodged a message on the Effort Regional Message Board.
- : Astrolabe's influence in Ship fell from "Dominator" to "Superpower".