Population | 19.84 billion |
Capital | Ambersyell |
Leader | Deputy-General Erhard Hayes |
Currency | NationStates Dollar |
Animal | Pigeon |
The Associate Custodian State of Esterlon is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Deputy-General Erhard Hayes with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, digital currency, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 19.84 billion Esterlonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The relatively small, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ambersyell. The average income tax rate is 46.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Esterlonian economy, worth a remarkable 6,912 trillion NationStates Dollars 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, 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 amazing 348,408 NationStates Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal, teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, and arbitration is mightier than the sword. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Esterlon's national animal is the Pigeon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Esterlon is ranked 94,835th in the world and 10th in New Hyperion for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 3,518.18 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Esterlon was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Avoided, Highest Disposable Incomes, Highest Average Incomes, Largest Black Market, and Highest Economic Output.
- : Esterlon was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Esterlon was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
- : Following new legislation in Esterlon, arbitration is mightier than the sword.
- : Following new legislation in Esterlon, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques.
- : Following new legislation in Esterlon, teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough.
- : Following new legislation in Esterlon, fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal.
- : Following new legislation in Esterlon, the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression.
- : Following new legislation in Esterlon, nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths.
- : Following new legislation in Esterlon, 1% of global paper production is bound for the National Archive.