Location: District of The Strait

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Grand Duchy of Amaranthi is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 830 million 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 large government concentrates mainly on Education, although Religion & Spirituality and Law & Order are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amaranthus Deep. The average income tax rate is 21%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture industries.

X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, the government is giving peace a chance, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, and artists are pillars of society. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Amaranthi's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Krona.

Amaranthi is ranked 1st in District of The Strait and 86,893rd in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and