Location: Tyrrhenia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Fascist Federation of The Grand World Order is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Grand Commander GRIFFITH-II with an iron fist, and renowned for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 9.84 billion are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Magna Polis. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, owning a tractor is widely regarded as an essential prerequisite to most government positions, and the government is attempting to impose a new national language on the public. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The Grand World Order's national animal is the Griffin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Scientific Lutheranism, and its currency is the Federal Credit.

The Grand World Order is ranked 20th in Tyrrhenia and 101,037th in the world for Happiest Citizens, scoring -16 on the Relative Cheerfulness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and