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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 3,400thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6,169thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,460th
The Hybrid Technocracy of
Father Knows Best State Suspiciously Liberal Dictatorship
The missile knows where it is at all times
King Azrael
Influence
Vassal
Sixth Wing
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Solaeter

Population2.013 billion

CapitalEquinox Fort
LeaderKing Azrael
FaithOrthodox Church of Solaeter

CurrencySpecs
AnimalVelociraptor

The Hybrid Technocracy of Solaeter is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by King Azrael with an iron fist, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, compulsory military service, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.013 billion Solaeterans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Equinox Fort. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Solaeterian economy, worth 345 trillion Specs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 171,862 Specs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

International trade is a sticky issue, wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms, engineers ask liberal arts majors "Do you want fries with that?", and most political debates are settled with fistfights. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solaeter's national animal is the Velociraptor, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Orthodox Church of Solaeter.

Solaeter is ranked 156,389th in the world and 162nd in Lonia Kreptia Llor for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 742.06 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 3,400thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6,169thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,460thMost Developed: 9,822ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 9,834thHighest Poor Incomes: 9,917thMost Scientifically Advanced: 10,825thSmartest Citizens: 13,184thTop
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Most Patriotic: 17,552ndHighest Average Incomes: 17,612thLargest Retail Industry: 19,673rdMost Advanced Public Education: 20,804thLargest Mining Sector: 21,382ndLargest Black Market: 25,093rdLargest Governments: 25,407thMost Cultured: 26,266thMost Secular: 27,665thMost Corrupt Governments: 29,917thMost Armed: 30,385thLongest Average Lifespans: 31,484th
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 3rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Developed: 4th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 4th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Patriotic: 6th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 8th in the regionLargest Governments: 9th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 10th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 12th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 12th in the regionMost Influential: 13th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 15th in the regionTop
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Most Cultured: 17th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 18th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 19th in the regionRudest Citizens: 19th in the regionMost Armed: 19th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 20th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 25th in the regionMost Secular: 31st in the regionLargest Populations: 31st in the region
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National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Solaeter, most political debates are settled with fistfights.
  • : Following new legislation in Solaeter, engineers ask liberal arts majors "Do you want fries with that?".
  • : Following new legislation in Solaeter, wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms.
  • : Following new legislation in Solaeter, international trade is a sticky issue.
  • : Solaeter lodged a message on the Edoca Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Solaeter, a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales'.
  • : Following new legislation in Solaeter, pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute.
  • : Following new legislation in Solaeter, colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation.
  • : Solaeter lodged a message on the Edoca Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Solaeter, the attempt to control the weather has ended in environmental disaster.

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