Location: Argentina

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Fortress Island of Alvenheim is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 12.728 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Social Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alvenstadt. The average income tax rate is 32%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.

The government is spending billions of taxpayer talons to support the Automobile Manufacturing industry, nudity is frowned upon, airport security is provided by private companies, and 'unconventional' weaponry has been banned. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alvenheim's national animal is the peregrine falcon, and its currency is the talon.

Alvenheim is ranked 4th in Argentina and 21,066th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and