Location: Alberta

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Armed Republic of 12 year olds is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Bug with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed population of 6.599 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Public Transport receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Miri. The average income tax rate is 84%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Gambling, and Book Publishing industries.

Crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, military spending is on the increase, voting is compulsory, and the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. 12 year olds's national animal is the kitten, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Orthodox Anarchy, and its currency is the wedgy.

12 year olds is ranked 3rd in Alberta and 7,387th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 46 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and