Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Albertinum is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Puppetmaster with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 3.966 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 is mainly concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Social Welfare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Albertinum City. The average income tax rate is 73%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The fire protection service is wholly government-funded, public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, and the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism. Crime is totally unknown. Albertinum's national animal is the Minotaurus, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Novio.

Albertinum is ranked 74th in Europe and 8,387th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and