Asteristan

Asteristan, officially the Kingdom of Asteristan, is a country located in Magnaterra.

The Kingdom of Asteristan is a very large, genial nation, notable for its burgeoning Horse population. The compassionate, devout population of 112 million Asteristanians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 40.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Asteristanian economy, worth 4.24 trillion Asters a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,858 Asters, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, both diets and economic output are growing leaner with recent restrictions to free trade, and the education system is being cleansed of all corporate influence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asteristan's national animal is the Horse.

Asteristan is ranked 66,195th in the world and 55th in Lands End for Most Income Equality, scoring 53.1 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.