Location: SideWalk Zone

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Colony of Atlantistan is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Jay Myers with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.264 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Empire Square. The average income tax rate is 98%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Woodchip Exports and Book Publishing.

The government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights, skateparks can be found in every city, the internet has been placed under government control, and almost all of Atlantistan's water is piped into the country from abroad for exorbitant prices. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Atlantistan's national animal is the cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Platinum Dollar.

Atlantistan is ranked 2nd in SideWalk Zone and 10,884th in the world for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 5 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and