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Agustus and Mezodania

Population971 million

CapitalNew Agustus and Mezodania
LeaderKarl Hoffmann the 3rd

CurrencyGustuvania
AnimalAgustunese Mezodanian Eagle

The United Federal States of Agustus and Mezodania is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Karl Hoffmann the 3rd with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 971 million Agustunese and Mezodanians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Agustus and Mezodania. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Agustus and Mezodanian economy, worth 144 trillion Gustuvanias a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 149,313 Gustuvanias, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 499,452 per year while the poor average 33,180, a ratio of 15.1 to 1.

Karl Hoffmann the 3rd can often be found attempting to coax random citizens' cats down from trees, children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary, politicians accost strangers in the street to ask their problems, and children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Agustus and Mezodania's national animal is the Agustunese Mezodanian Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Agustus and Mezodania is ranked 188,197th in the world and 154th in Dystopian Utopia for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 26.67 Effective Tax Rate.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 1,964thTop
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Highest Disposable Incomes: 5,865thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 8,247thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 8,749thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 10,060thLargest Mining Sector: 14,073rdNudest: 14,886thLargest Retail Industry: 15,659thTop
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Most Patriotic: 17,827thMost Scientifically Advanced: 18,821stLargest Information Technology Sector: 21,116thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 23,044thMost Secular: 23,770thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 24,034thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 24,542ndHighest Average Incomes: 25,464thMost Corrupt Governments: 27,708thMost Efficient Economies: 32,748th
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 3rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 3rd in the regionTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 5th in the regionNudest: 5th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 6th in the regionMost Avoided: 7th in the regionMost Secular: 7th in the regionLargest Governments: 8th in the regionMost Developed: 8th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 9th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 11th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 12th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 13th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 15th in the regionTop
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Largest Populations: 24th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 27th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 29th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 31st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Agustus and Mezodania voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Reducing Light Pollution"".
  • : Following new legislation in Agustus and Mezodania, children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer.
  • : Following new legislation in Agustus and Mezodania, politicians accost strangers in the street to ask their problems.
  • : Following new legislation in Agustus and Mezodania, children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary.
  • : Following new legislation in Agustus and Mezodania, Karl Hoffmann the 3rd can often be found attempting to coax random citizens' cats down from trees.
  • : Following new legislation in Agustus and Mezodania, pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute.
  • : Following new legislation in Agustus and Mezodania, public shaming has become the favoured form of punishment.
  • : Following new legislation in Agustus and Mezodania, colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation.
  • : Agustus and Mezodania was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
  • : Agustus and Mezodania voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Recognition of the General Assembly"".

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