Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kingdom of Alposenia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 10.844 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, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Law & Order, although Commerce and Education are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alposenia City. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry.

All guns must be registered, the government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, protests are prohibited from blocking traffic, and prosecutors routinely call transplant doctors as 'expert witnesses' in burglary cases. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alposenia's national animal is the pheasant, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the rdv.

Alposenia is ranked 4,159th in the West Pacific and 98,915th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and