The Universal States of Edgelandia



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"Fate is Unity."

The Autocracy of Edgelandia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Imperator Ned Edgewalker with an iron fist, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, smutty television, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 2.055 billion Edgelandians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westbrook. The average income tax rate is 75.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Edgelandian economy, worth 139 trillion Edgebucks 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 slick, highly efficient, highly specialized black market in Tourism, Gambling, and Information Technology. 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 68,061 Edgebucks, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has a counterculture of sobriety, criminals are thrown to the Grey Wolves to repay their debt to society, inheritance tax has recently been abolished, and military spending is on the increase. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Edgelandia's national animal is the Grey Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is McMahonism.

Political Information
Short Name: Edgelandia

Official Name: The Autocracy of Edgelandia

System of Government: Autocracy

Head of State: Imperator Ned Edgewalker

Capital City: Westbrook

Population: 2,055,000,000

Demonym: Edgelandian

Region: Andaba

Government Category: Autocracy

Government Priority: Defence

Economic Rating: Frightening

Civil Rights: Good

Political Freedoms: Rare