Location: Tetrakon

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Pure Democracy of Jarridia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Michelle Thoreson with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 15.041 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Public Transport. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shelbin. The average income tax rate is 33%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing industries.

College students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, and the government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jarridia's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Mau.

Jarridia is ranked 34th in Tetrakon and 93,500th in the world for Best Weather, with -428 Metres of Sunlight Above Expected.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and