Location: Canada

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Geek of ComputerOne is a gargantuan, genial nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate population of 14.355 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Memory City. The average income tax rate is 71%, and even higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.

Punitive tariffs protect local industry, pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government, the nation has an international reputation for compassion, and more and more students are taking up a career in medicine. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ComputerOne's national animal is the mouse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the chip.

ComputerOne is ranked 114th in Canada and 82,519th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and