Location: the Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Revolutionary Nation of Warrior Thorin is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Vladimir Tito with an iron fist, and notable for its complete lack of public education. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.927 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and Healthcare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Warrior Thorin City. The average income tax rate is 63%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Woodchip Exports.

Almost all of Warrior Thorin's water is piped into the country from abroad for exorbitant prices, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, politicians accepting drinks in bars are executed for taking bribes, and religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Warrior Thorin's national animal is the Chromatic Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Francoism, and its currency is the Franco.

Warrior Thorin is ranked 3,951st in the Pacific and 93,575th in the world for Happiest Citizens, scoring 9 on the Relative Cheerfulness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and