Population | 176 million |
Currency | aurum |
Animal | bovina |
The Kingdom of Astoria House is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its restrictive gun laws and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 176 million Astoria Houseans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.
The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.3%.
The very strong Astoria Housean economy, worth 11.5 trillion aurums a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 65,325 aurums, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 211,123 per year while the poor average 15,275, a ratio of 13.8 to 1.
Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and everyone suspects that everyone else is a terrorist. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. Astoria House's national animal is the bovina, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.
Astoria House is ranked 210,910th in the world and 14th in Test Kitchen for Most Primitive, scoring -80.44 on the Scary Big Number Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Astoria House proposed constructing embassies between Test Kitchen and Caribbean Union.
- : Astoria House's influence in Test Kitchen rose from "Powerbroker" to "Power".
- : Astoria House agreed to construct embassies between Test Kitchen and Chaos land.
- : Astoria House proposed constructing embassies between Test Kitchen and Austin.
- : Astoria House proposed constructing embassies between Test Kitchen and Sacramento.
- : Astoria House proposed constructing embassies between Test Kitchen and Oklahoma City.
- : Astoria House proposed constructing embassies between Test Kitchen and Denver.
- : Astoria House proposed constructing embassies between Test Kitchen and Madison.
- : Astoria House proposed constructing embassies between Test Kitchen and Phoenix.
- : Astoria House proposed constructing embassies between Test Kitchen and Columbus.