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The Burnt World of Athas

“Only The Strong Survive”

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The Burnt World of Athas is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Tithian of Mericles with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, fear of technology, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 17.798 billion Athasians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Environment, and Education are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tyr. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 90.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Athasian economy, worth a remarkable 7,393 trillion gold pieces a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 415,426 gold pieces, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,507,704 per year while the poor average 81,523, a ratio of 18.5 to 1.

Political activists are routinely executed, bungee jumpers rarely go splat, nervous homeowners have been blamed for rising death rates amongst carol singers and locksmiths, and flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Athas's national animal is the Thri-kreen, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Psionics.

Athas is ranked 56,251^st in the world and 5^th in Athas for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 1,041.25 Tourists Per Hour.

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