Spotlight on:
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 |
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.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Imperial Shaustria voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Standardized Passport Arrangements".
- : Imperial Shaustria was endorsed by The Gold nation of Platypustopia.
- : Imperial Shaustria was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
- : Imperial Shaustria was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
- : Imperial Shaustria was endorsed by The Federal Republic of Khamento.
- : Imperial Shaustria was endorsed by The Fungal Democratic Monarchy of Mushroom Kimgdom.
- : Imperial Shaustria lodged a message on the Concord Regional Message Board.
- : Following new legislation in Imperial Shaustria, the government has put a kid glove on the invisible hand of the free market.
- : Following new legislation in Imperial Shaustria, cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers.
- : Following new legislation in Imperial Shaustria, cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags.
World Assembly
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.