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Political Environment and Government Type:
Technocratical dictatorship

The country is ruled by the Cruz family, currently the president Marco Cruz. His orders are carried through the Committee - a group of experts carefully selected from the best minds in the country. The president, as well as the Committee resides at the capital city Salta Plaz.

The peace and law-enforcement falls under the Steel Order - well organized and equipped police organization, which also functions as an army if need be. Part of the Steel Order is also a secret police, designed to uncover possible threats from within the country and filter out people who show open disagreement with the regime.

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Demographics (Religious and Racial)
Large part of the population is comprised of original population or Argentina, Chile and also Paraguay, Urugay and southern Brazil, from areas which were completely flooded thanks to rising sea level. There is also a lot of people whose ancestors originaly came from USA and Japan before the war, to be a part of the mining and science operations in northern Argentina. There is still a fraction indigenous population of Native Argentines, mostly living out in the wild. The ones who live in the cities are usualy slaves or live in huge poverty.

There are 3 casts of people within the Conglomerate
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[*] elites
[*] normal population
[*] slaves
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There is mandatory basic education for every child up to the age of 12. When they become 12 years old, every child is tested (including the children of slaves or poor people). The test comprises mainly from an extended IQ test, along with a test of basics math, chemistry and physics to see if the child has a bright enough mind to continue with education. The best children are promoted to the elites and given the best education in one of the scientific fields. The rest of the children become normal citizens and can either choose to continue education in some area to support the society (nursing and caretaking, agriculture, construction, etc.) or can go to work, if their family needs aditional financial support. Only few of the children become slaves after this test, all of them with some degree of mental retardation.

The elites are the smartest and brightest minds of the country, making sure that the science is always advancing and improvidg the lives of other citizens. They live in a beautiful district in Salta Plaz, their every need taken care of by a number of employees and slaves.

Slavery in the Conglomerate is very strictly regulated. The slaves have their rights, mainly the right for food, shelter and decent clothing, also their working hours are limited to 10 hours a day 6 days a week. This is a reason that many extremely poor people choose to rather sell themselves to be slaves than to exist in such miserable conditions. Slave work is used mainly in the lithium mines and agriculture.

While religion isn't officialy banned in the Conglomerate, there are no official buildings of worship or support for them of any kind. Some families still uphold the beliefs of their ancestors, whether it is Christianity or Buddhism, but this is mostly done through small family rituals, like gathering for a Christmas Eve, or having some small sculptures of the gods or spirits in the house. Government's official view on the religion is that there is no place for any gods or supernatural in the mind of a smart person.

Culture:
The people in the Conglomerate value practicallity above anything. While there are a few prevailing cultural habits, especially from the latino-american ancestors, the government is working to eradicate them and replace them with the one of the main doctrines of the country - practicallity and pragmatism above anything else. People are taught to always take the smart and logical paths when deciding anything.

People in the country are hard-working and content. Anyone who would want to say otherwise will soon end up as a slave mining lithium from brine pools. The main focus of the society is on technological advance - at first it was to eradicate the need for fossil fuels by electrificating everything from cars to factories, currently the research is focused on improving the biggest wonder of the Conglomerate, an actual operational fusion reactor.

Important States and Cities:
Salta Plaz - the capital of the country, located in the north of the country, on a mountain plate surrounded by brine pools and salt plates

The Pampas - fertile area on the south of the country, there are many farms and ranches there, producing food for the population

Arizaro - technological center hidden away in a small valley in the Andes

History:
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