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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 9,050thSafest: 9,774thBest Weather: 20,214th
The Catgirls of
Authoritarian Democracy
Consign to oblivion all sadness and distress.
Hildegard von Bingen
Influence
Shoeshiner
RMB Watchcat / Deputy of Outreach
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Strong
Political Freedom
Good

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Altasund

Population11.954 billion

CapitalBingen
LeaderHildegard von Bingen
FaithCatholicism

Currencymark
Animalcat

The Catgirls of Altasund is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Hildegard von Bingen with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 11.954 billion Benedictines are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bingen. The average income tax rate is 67.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Benedictine economy, worth 798 trillion marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 66,826 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough, Rupert Bear is considered to be the most risqué TV programme in Altasund, and professionals are ready to retire by the time they receive permission to use their credentials. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Altasund's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Altasund is ranked 201,223rd in the world and 4,231st in the Rejected Realms for Most Stationary, with 46.21724819872 days.

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Best Weather: 20,214thMost Pacifist: 21,847thMost Inclusive: 22,628thMost Influential: 26,618thMost Devout: 27,120thMost Compassionate Citizens: 27,294thNicest Citizens: 28,703rd
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Safest: 237th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 237th in the regionTop
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Best Weather: 484th in the regionMost Inclusive: 505th in the regionMost Pacifist: 524th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 569th in the regionNicest Citizens: 586th in the regionMost Influential: 623rd in the regionLargest Populations: 688th in the regionMost Devout: 699th in the region

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