Region/The Apartment Block
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The Apartment Block 
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| Founder | Tego Witherward | |
| WA Delegate | Bone Fort | |
| Members | 58 | |
| - | of which WA | 7 |
| Regional population | ||
| - | 2014 estimate | 153 billion |
| GRP | N/A | |
| Regional HDI | 0.510 low |
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The Apartment Block is a large region, with a bustling and busy community, numbering 58 nations and only 7 World Assembly Members.
In The Apartment Block, denizens enjoy their civil rights, although not too much, or too freely. Nations in the region are considered developing democracies, with some political freedoms afforded to denizens. Economies in the region tend to be stronger than average. The median tax rate of the region is 40%, but is frequently higher for the wealthy. The economies of nations in the region tend to be weighted more towards the private sector, with on average only 43% of the economy comprising the public sector. Commerce is low priority for governments, accounting for an average of 2% of public expenditure, although commerce is generally seen as a source of tax revenue.
In The Apartment Block, denizens are afforded a reasonable education, although funding is somewhat wanting. The region's law enforcement officials try hard to combat a relatively high level of crime, but are hampered by a lack of funding. Denizens have well-funded defense forces. Due to the lack of any Public transport, streets are packed with cars, bikes, and assorted noisy vehicles.
Governments in The Apartment Block communicate very well amongst themselves, with administration departments working smoothly, with 7% on average of government budgets being devoted to Administration. Governments generally endow their healthcare departments with a large amount of funding, with an average of 6% of government budgets across the region being devoted to healthcare. Welfare in the region is minimal, with only a small amount of expenditure being devoted to spending on social security. Governments in the region are avowedly atheist - no public funds are allocated to spirituality.
Social inequality is rife amongst the nations within The Apartment Block. Natural environments are quite bad, although some measures have been undertaken to ensure that the environment is protected.
