Location: Katasia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Aquilonia-Caithness is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 21.859 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt individuals juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aquilonia-Caithness City. Income tax is unheard of. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Abortions are routinely performed in Aquilonia-Caithness's hospitals, pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government, the government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, and the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Aquilonia-Caithness's national animal is the phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the flayed chinchilla skin.

Aquilonia-Caithness is ranked 1st in Katasia and 21,542nd in the world for Most Income Equality, scoring 160 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and