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A powerful medieval merchant republic, Venice was governed by a commercial oligarchy that dominated Mediterranean trade, uniting stable institutions, a strong navy, and immense economic power for centuries.
Political topics
Leans further toward autocracy than 66% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Religion, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Caesarist current that legitimises a charismatic leader by plebiscite above parties, combining personal authority, bureaucratic centralisation, military mobilisation and state-led modernising reforms.
Doctrine combining free enterprise and competition in the domestic market with an external tariff wall, subsidies for infant industry, a national bank, public infrastructure and trade surplus as a source of national power.
Ideology that places the nation as the central value, defending its sovereignty, unity, and identity, and prioritizing the interests of the people and the nation-state over external influences and globalism.
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Anarcho-PacifismAnarchist22%
An English physicist and mathematician, Newton founded classical mechanics and infinitesimal calculus in the "Principia Mathematica." He ran the Royal Society with an iron fist and, as Master of the Royal Mint, hunted counterfeiters to the gallows. A secret alchemist and anti-trinitarian.
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A presidential republic in Central America, El Salvador gained prominence for its tough security policy against gangs and its adoption of bitcoin, uniting strong popular support and the concentration of power in the executive.
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Italian state unified by the House of Savoy under the Albertine Statute, characterized by administrative centralization, liberal politics, and Mediterranean ambitions.
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