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A Chinese special administrative region and the world's largest gambling center, Macau unites very low taxes, a hyper-open economy of casinos and tourism, a Portuguese Catholic heritage, and a political system controlled by Beijing, without full democracy.
Political axes
Leans further toward free market than 86% of the 185 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Control is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Power, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
Ideological proximity
Most compatible among the 243 ideologies
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.
Dynastic microstate model that trades political sovereignty for prosperity: a hereditary prince with real power, minimal taxation, secrecy and financial services as the revenue base, openness to foreign capital and residents, and no standing army.
Pragmatic branch that prioritizes fiscal adjustment, economic stability, and governability through broad coalitions, accepting market reforms and political concessions in the name of short- and medium-term results.
The most distant ideology
CommunalismAnarchist33%
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