Location: The Milky Way Galaxy

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Principality of Northern Rangeria is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Prince Mikhail IV Halsar with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 6.542 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Halsanki. The average income tax rate is 67%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing.

Citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless, the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', the airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, and citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Northern Rangeria's national animal is the crazy monkey cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the markha.

Northern Rangeria is ranked 21st in The Milky Way Galaxy and 6,181st in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and