Nation/Aarhustan

The Grand Duchy of Aarhustan is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Lord Asturias with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, flagrant waste-dumping, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 1.662 billion Aarhustanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Healthcare, and Social Policy also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bærnsvœrg. The average income tax rate is 71.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Aarhustanian economy, worth 209 trillion Kronor a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 125,825 Kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government is pouring funds into the nation's welfare system, legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest growing field, and the breathalyser pledge is a traditional part of marriages in Aarhustan. Crime is totally unknown. Aarhustan's national animal is the Animas, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.