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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 89thHighest Poor Incomes: 131stLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 136th
The Celestial Imperium of
Left-Leaning College State
Imperium aeterna.
Influence
Power
Capitán General de los Filipinas - Don Lifez
Region
Civil Rights
Superb
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Some

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The Alicorns

Population24.347 billion

CapitalEquus
LeaderEmpress Terra
FaithHarmonism

CurrencyImperial Bit
AnimalAlicorn

The Celestial Imperium of The Alicorns is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Empress Terra with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 24.347 billion Imperials enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Equus. The average income tax rate is 86.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Imperial economy, worth an astonishing 14,377 trillion Imperial Bits 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. 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 a breathtaking 590,511 Imperial Bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visiting the best Imperial restaurants requires keeping a visa on file, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, pro-democracy regime change has been avoided, and weekends are spent tilting at windmills. Crime is totally unknown. The Alicorns's national animal is the Alicorn, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Harmonism.

The Alicorns is ranked 136,757th in the world and 3rd in Hoshizora for Most Stationary, with 227.37022253852 days.

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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 89thHighest Poor Incomes: 131stLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 136thLargest Black Market: 153rdHighest Average Incomes: 222ndHighest Economic Output: 349thLargest Agricultural Sector: 381stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 459thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 471stLargest Insurance Industry: 549thMost Scientifically Advanced: 583rdLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 624thLargest Publishing Industry: 740thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 778thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 780thMost Efficient Economies: 957thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,013thMost Cultured: 1,152ndMost Subsidized Industry: 1,359thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,404thSmartest Citizens: 1,630thLargest Governments: 1,837thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,004thHighest Food Quality: 2,050thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2,395thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,566thMost Developed: 2,715thLargest Mining Sector: 2,941stMost Inclusive: 2,980thTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 3,122ndMost Corrupt Governments: 3,220thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,381stMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 3,849thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3,915thMost Patriotic: 3,919thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,246thLongest Average Lifespans: 5,043rdLowest Crime Rates: 5,431stRudest Citizens: 6,661stLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 7,335thMost Advanced Public Transport: 7,561stLargest Populations: 8,965thHighest Disposable Incomes: 10,486thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 13,219thLargest Welfare Programs: 13,399thHighest Average Tax Rates: 13,433rdLargest Gambling Industry: 13,588thTop
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Nudest: 18,650thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 18,957thMost Influential: 19,913thMost Devout: 20,829thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 26,021st

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in The Alicorns, weekends are spent tilting at windmills.
  • : Following new legislation in The Alicorns, pro-democracy regime change has been avoided.
  • : Following new legislation in The Alicorns, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park.
  • : Following new legislation in The Alicorns, visiting the best Imperial restaurants requires keeping a visa on file.
  • : Following new legislation in The Alicorns, children grow up believing the sun to be a myth.
  • : The Alicorns was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Inclusive.
  • : The Alicorns was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Mining Sector.
  • : Following new legislation in The Alicorns, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid.
  • : Following new legislation in The Alicorns, being sent to collections is more dangerous than ever.
  • : Following new legislation in The Alicorns, old folks yearn for the days when young people saw bloodthirsty death matches with their own eyes instead of through a screen.

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