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The Revered Topacio Shogunate of Imperial Shaustria

“The Forge Infinite; Our Steel Eternal!”

Category: Mother Knows Best State
Civil Rights:
Very Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Location: Concord

Regional Influence: Vassal

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The Revered Topacio Shogunate of Imperial Shaustria is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Empress Erisa with an iron fist, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, anti-smoking policies, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.582 billion Shaustrians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Topaz. The average income tax rate is 96.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Imperial Shaustrian economy, worth a remarkable 2,353 trillion Imperial Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 222,375 Imperial Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Imperial Shaustrian royals love to remind their siblings who was adopted first, cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags, cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, and the government has put a kid glove on the invisible hand of the free market. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperial Shaustria's national animal is the Dobermann, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Sha Gyros.

Imperial Shaustria is ranked 302,047th in the world and 940th in Concord for Most Cultured, scoring 36 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,114thMost Devout: 1,239thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2,071stLowest Crime Rates: 2,103rdTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 3,080thLongest Average Lifespans: 3,973rdHighest Poor Incomes: 4,120thLargest Governments: 4,132ndMost Efficient Economies: 4,262ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 4,502ndHealthiest Citizens: 5,202ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 5,344thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5,737thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 5,889thMost Subsidized Industry: 5,998thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 6,540thMost Valuable International Artwork: 7,351stHighest Average Incomes: 7,445thMost Developed: 7,656thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,841stMost Patriotic: 8,157thLargest Black Market: 8,352ndLargest Mining Sector: 8,668thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 8,831stMost Influential: 9,278thHighest Economic Output: 9,852ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 11,699thSmartest Citizens: 11,827thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 12,017thLargest Information Technology Sector: 13,342ndMost Advanced Public Education: 14,871stMost Advanced Public Transport: 15,021stTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 18,273rdLargest Retail Industry: 18,299thLargest Insurance Industry: 25,450th
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 3rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 3rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 3rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 4th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 4th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 4th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 5th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 5th in the regionMost Influential: 5th in the regionLargest Governments: 5th in the regionMost Developed: 6th in the regionLargest Black Market: 6th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 6th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 7th in the regionMost Patriotic: 7th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 8th in the regionLargest Populations: 9th in the regionTop
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Smartest Citizens: 12th in the regionMost Stationary: 14th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 15th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 17th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 17th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 18th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 19th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 27th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 29th in the regionTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 54th in the regionNudest: 55th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 69th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 82nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 89th in the region

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Endorsements Received: 15 » Mechanocracy, Council of Feathers, Southwestern Federal Republic, Croscitol, Memorium Land, Greater Dormansland, Araucarlia, Aikea, Parasize, New Uchoria, Majocco, Entenabia, Mushroom Kimgdom, Khamento, and Platypustopia.