Location: Macfora Forever

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dominion of Arkayn Stretenby is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Arkayn Stretenby with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 15.551 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Golden Valley. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Beef-Based Agriculture and Automobile Manufacturing.

Government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest, shaken martini sales have soared in nations surrounding Arkayn Stretenby, skateparks can be found in every city, and children deemed 'disorderly' or otherwise unfit for public schools are shipped off to military academies. Crime is relatively low. Arkayn Stretenby's national animal is the elk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Methodist, and its currency is the belzedar.

Arkayn Stretenby is ranked 1st in Macfora Forever and 99,921st in the world for Happiest Citizens, scoring 2 on the Relative Cheerfulness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and