The Republic of From the Start- is a very large, safe nation, notable for its digital currency, infamous sell-swords, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 382 million From the Start-ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.8%.
The From the Start-ian economy, worth 16.7 trillion Coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,847 Coins, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.
Cassocked priests and choirboys believe that what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show, the nation's best artists are considered pretty easy to beat, and all screens are equal but some are more equal than others. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. From the Start-'s national animal is the Animal.
From the Start- is ranked 132,496th in the world and 67th in Charleslandia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,348.65 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.
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Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in From the Start-, all screens are equal but some are more equal than others.
- : Following new legislation in From the Start-, the nation's best artists are considered pretty easy to beat.
- : Following new legislation in From the Start-, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show.
- : Following new legislation in From the Start-, cassocked priests and choirboys believe that what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors.
- : From the Start- was reclassified from "Authoritarian Democracy" to "Democratic Socialists".
- : Following new legislation in From the Start-, looting and pillaging are now considered vital intelligence-gathering activities.
- : Following new legislation in From the Start-, Leader steals from the rich and gives to the needy.
- : Following new legislation in From the Start-, the dish 'poisson avec poison' is only available on the black market.
- : Following new legislation in From the Start-, animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs.
- : Following new legislation in From the Start-, the nation has nearly as many history museums as From the Start-ians.
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