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The Eternity of Stronghold Astoria

“Si vis pacem, para bellum.”

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The Eternity of Stronghold Astoria is a massive, safe nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, enslaved workforce, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.132 billion Astorians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Castle Infinity. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.4%.

The thriving Astorian economy, worth 103 trillion Astorian coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,734 Astorian coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 305,326 per year while the poor average 20,537, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been banned for advocating gluttony, punk-rockers and girl-bands are united in their loss of fashion statements, Stronghold Astoria is increasingly belligerent on the international stage, and things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stronghold Astoria's national animal is the Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Stronghold Astoria is ranked 81,308^th in the world and 1^st in Antebellum for Most Beautiful Environments, with 593.4 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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