Location: Texas

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Republic of Blandings and Fenwick is a massive, safe nation, ruled by His Supremely Eirenic Eminence with a fair hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.846 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Religion & Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ickenham. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Child adoption by homosexual couples has been outlawed, the tenet of free speech is held dear, there has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, and Blandings and Fenwick's newly-famous raindances to summon storms instead attract tourists from all over Texas. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blandings and Fenwick's national animal is the green monster, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the franc.

Blandings and Fenwick is ranked 29th in Texas and 5,229th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and