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“The union of the whole people with the Apostolic King”

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The Republic of Austriter is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 40 million Austriterians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.3%.

The strong Austriterian economy, worth 2.42 trillion Provincial Talers a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Gambling. Average income is 60,604 Provincial Talers, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

Former televangelists are often seen begging skateboarders for donations, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list, and you can bet your bottom dollar that gambling will cost you an arm and a leg. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Austriter's national animal is the Provincial Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Austriter is ranked 307,090^th in the world and 34^th in Urcea for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -8.37 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.