Population | 6.642 billion |
Capital | Stronghold |
Leader | Tao |
Faith | Faith |
Currency | Core |
Animal | Bear |
The Templar of AESS is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Tao with an iron fist, and notable for its ban on automobiles, frequent executions, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 6.642 billion Ashes are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
The large, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Healthcare, and Education are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stronghold. The average income tax rate is 66.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but sluggish Ashen economy, worth 227 trillion Cores 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 a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. 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 34,252 Cores, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
There's a literal nanny state for the legions of children taken by social services, the nation operates a "finders-keepers" policy with other nations' citizens, internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens, and the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. AESS's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Faith.
AESS is ranked 147,892nd in the world and 1,886th in Artificial Solar System for Most Stationary, with 171.83397335952 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : AESS's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : AESS's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : AESS's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : AESS's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : AESS's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : AESS applied to join the World Assembly.
- : AESS relocated from Shinka to Artificial Solar System.
- : AESS's influence in Shinka rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".
- : AESS's influence in Shinka fell from "Truckler" to "Vassal".
- : AESS's influence in Shinka rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".