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The Federation of Azstaria

“Rule like the mob otherwise the mob will rule”

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The Federation of Azstaria is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by The Emperor with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, anti-smoking policies, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.761 billion Azstarians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Environment and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Astartes. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Azstarian economy, worth a remarkable 8,355 trillion Marbles 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, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. 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 a breathtaking 710,458 Marbles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

National robo-pastors have declared 42 to be the answer to all our woes, the most penniless demographics have by far the highest number of researchers per capita, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', and elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azstaria's national animal is the Lion and Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Imperial Cult.

Azstaria is ranked 67,383^rd in the world and 693^rd in the Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 27.97 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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