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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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Leans further toward free market than 82% of the 185 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Control is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Diplomacy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Synthesis of the Asian Tigers: entrusts government to a merit-recruited technical elite insulated from the vote and guided by results rather than doctrine, combining free trade, open markets and low taxation with strict public order and state planning where it proves effective.
Model that combines a market economy and private property with a closed political regime, in which the state guarantees order, growth, and stability while restricting civil liberties and political competition.
Current that fuses traditional Christianity with technological acceleration, holding that artificial intelligence, industry and national power should be driven forward unchecked as a civilisational mission against secular decay.
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CommunalismAnarchist21%
El Salvador's president, Bukele gained prominence for his tough security policy against gangs and the adoption of bitcoin, uniting strong popular support, digital communication, and growing concentration of power.
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