Location: Grand Alliance

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Imperial Colonies of Orthodox Gnosticism is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Admiral of the Fleet with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 13.22 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass -- is mainly concerned with Defence, although Education and Commerce are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Caprica City. The average income tax rate is 26%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Gambling.

The government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security, the lowest age at which one can marry has been recently lowered to 12, and an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Orthodox Gnosticism's national animal is the frak, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Colonial Polythiesm, and its currency is the Zeltron.

Orthodox Gnosticism is ranked 4th in Grand Alliance and 1,775th in the world for Happiest Citizens, scoring 11 on the Relative Cheerfulness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and