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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 5,503rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 7,990thLargest Welfare Programs: 10,894th
The Free Land of
Psychotic Dictatorship Communist Dictatorship
Unity, Discipline, Work
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Powerhouse
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Steraz

Population5.303 billion

CapitalFoxa
LeaderFoxian
FaithFoxsism

Currencyfoxin
Animalfox

The Free Land of Steraz is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Foxian with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.303 billion Sterazians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Foxa. The average income tax rate is 77.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Sterazian economy, worth 413 trillion foxins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,974 foxins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The "swords to plowshares" policy has created a generation of farmers that can kill a yak from 200 yards away, students who do not recite the national anthem each morning have to drop and give their teacher 50, police protocol is to arrest anyone who looks a bit foreign, and factories are regularly demolished to make way for low-cost housing areas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Steraz's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Foxsism.

Steraz is ranked 62,279th in the world and 3,344th in Balder for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 15,670thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 15,796thBest Weather: 17,036thMost Authoritarian: 18,172ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 18,784thLongest Average Lifespans: 19,029thMost Beautiful Environments: 20,455thMost Advanced Public Transport: 20,494thHealthiest Citizens: 21,680thMost Secular: 22,532ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 22,677thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 23,411thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 23,744th
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 297th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 346th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 601st in the regionTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 739th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 835th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 879th in the regionBest Weather: 987th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 990th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,083rd in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1,178th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,216th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1,245th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,282nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Steraz's influence in Balder rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : Steraz's influence in Balder rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Steraz's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Steraz's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Steraz altered its national flag.
  • : Steraz was refounded in Balder.
  • : Steraz ceased to exist in The North Pacific.
  • : Steraz's influence in The North Pacific fell from "Sprat" to "Minnow".
  • : Steraz's influence in The North Pacific fell from "Shoeshiner" to "Sprat".
  • : Steraz was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.

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