Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Arctura Dara is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.028 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arcturiapolis. The average income tax rate is 72%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Book Publishing and Gambling.

Roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, torture is illegal, and fur coats have become the latest fashion trend. Crime is totally unknown. Arctura Dara's national animal is the Bearcat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Sovereign.

Arctura Dara is ranked 3,848th in the West Pacific and 88,579th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and