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New Arnelia

Population2.563 billion

CapitalAistulf
LeaderPatriarch Desiderius
FaithLewayiin Rite Catholicism

CurrencyCredit
AnimalGoldbug

The Citystates of New Arnelia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Patriarch Desiderius with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, lack of airports, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.563 billion Arnelians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Spirituality, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aistulf. The average income tax rate is 67.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Arnelian economy, worth 92.3 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,004 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Raindances intended to summon storms instead attract tourists, college-level writing classes are taught by undergraduate editors of the school newspaper, the government violently suppresses separatist movements, and shanty towns of homeless immigrants are the ideal recruiting ground for terrorist organisations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Arnelia's national animal is the Goldbug, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Lewayiin Rite Catholicism.

New Arnelia is ranked 198,895th in the world and 2nd in Ibechia III for Most Stationary, with 48.93596173652 days.

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Most Beautiful Environments: 21,272ndBest Weather: 22,899thMost Ignorant Citizens: 28,215th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : New Arnelia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : New Arnelia's influence in Ibechia III rose from "Powerbroker" to "Power".
  • : New Arnelia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : New Arnelia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pacifist.
  • : New Arnelia's influence in Ibechia III fell from "Power" to "Powerbroker".
  • : New Arnelia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pacifist.
  • : New Arnelia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pacifist.
  • : New Arnelia's influence in Ibechia III fell from "Superpower" to "Power".
  • : New Arnelia's influence in Ibechia III fell from "Hermit" to "Superpower".
  • : New Arnelia's influence in Ibechia III rose from "Zero" to "Hermit".

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