Location: the South Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United States of Aslantica is a huge, safe nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 625 million enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Great Aslantic. The average income tax rate is 64%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Tourism and Book Publishing.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, artists are pillars of society, citizens select which government department gets their income tax Dollars each year, and politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aslantica's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Dollar.

Aslantica is ranked 3,897th in the South Pacific and 76,828th 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