Population | 9.312 billion |
Capital | Palanthas |
Leader | Bertram |
Currency | Steel |
Animal | Scribe |
The Holy Chronicle of Astinus is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Bertram with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, keen interest in outer space, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.312 billion Astinusians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Palanthas. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Astinusian economy, worth a remarkable 1,282 trillion Steels a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Uranium Mining, Gambling, Retail, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 137,749 Steels, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 427,961 per year while the poor average 34,113, a ratio of 12.5 to 1.
Bertram has killer fashion sense, odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, one does not simply walk into the tundra, and government policy is dictated by a major religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astinus's national animal is the Scribe, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Astinus is ranked 87,983rd in the world and 1st in The Library for Most Primitive, scoring 17.94 on the Scary Big Number Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Astinus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided, Highest Wealthy Incomes, and Largest Black Market and the Top 10% for Highest Economic Output and Highest Average Incomes.
- : Astinus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
- : Following new legislation in Astinus, government policy is dictated by a major religion.
- : Following new legislation in Astinus, one does not simply walk into the tundra.
- : Following new legislation in Astinus, odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas.
- : Following new legislation in Astinus, Bertram has killer fashion sense.
- : Following new legislation in Astinus, there has been a rapid increase of noise complaints over the sound of buzzing bees.
- : Astinus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
- : Astinus's influence in The Library rose from "Eminence Grise" to "Powerbroker".
- : Astinus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.