Location: Darkest Corners of the Mind

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Vicious Bastards of Boudica is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Empress Katherine with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 19.253 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Law & Order. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the 'Half King of Maxtopia' exhibit is the least popular amongst museum-goers, and political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Boudica's national animal is the maneki neko, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the yen.

Boudica is ranked 3rd in Darkest Corners of the Mind and 99,982nd in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -9 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and