Location: The East Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Atlevon is a huge, devout nation, notable for its ban on automobiles. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 605 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Atlevon City. The average income tax rate is 27%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology industries.

The government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority, main battle tanks stalk the woods of Atlevon in search of Griffins, priests are being drafted by the church load, and heavy industry grinds to a halt as new equipment must be biked in. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Atlevon's national animal is the Griffin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Levon .

Atlevon is ranked 1,303rd in The East Pacific and 33,155th 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