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Most Valuable International Artwork: 371stGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 625thLargest Insurance Industry: 759th
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Sateru

Population7.077 billion

CapitalStyxia
LeaderSanta Claus
FaithTitan worship

Currencygold
Animalbat

The Holy Easter of Sateru is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Santa Claus with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism, rampant corporate plagiarism, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 7.077 billion Satis 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, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Administration, Defense, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Styxia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Sati economy, worth 805 trillion golds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 113,800 golds, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,028,534 per year while the poor average 1,513, a ratio of 679 to 1.

Internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Santa Claus to cartoon bears, children are strong-armed by police into eating their greens, the upper class have been throwing riots after hunting was recently banned, and children are encouraged to chase pigeons. Crime is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Sateru's national animal is the bat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Titan worship.

Sateru is ranked 759th in the world and 1st in Astoria for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 11,482.33 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 371stGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 625thLargest Insurance Industry: 759thLargest Gambling Industry: 1,831stMost Avoided: 2,258thMost Ignorant Citizens: 2,477thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,603rdHighest Crime Rates: 2,605thTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3,397thHighest Disposable Incomes: 8,297thLargest Mining Sector: 9,312thMost Corrupt Governments: 10,201stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 13,475thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 15,124thMost Secular: 15,234thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 18,809thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 19,167thMost Efficient Economies: 22,269thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 23,900thLargest Black Market: 25,537thMost Armed: 27,731st
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Highest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, children are encouraged to chase pigeons.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, the upper class have been throwing riots after hunting was recently banned.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, children are strong-armed by police into eating their greens.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Santa Claus to cartoon bears.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, the nickname "chair force" is increasingly literal.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, patriotic citizens chant "there's only one Sateru" at foreigners.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, the ego of former emperors tend to match their stature.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes.
  • : Following new legislation in Sateru, airports offer up-charged enemas.

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