Location: Haven

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Eastern Havenic Kingdom of Cravan is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 13.657 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The large government is mainly concerned with Defence, although Education and Law & Order are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laurana. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing.

A study has shown that many parents are too embarrassed to teach their children sex education, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, and thousands of former welfare recipients are in a revolutionary uproar as the rest of society is enjoying a hefty tax break. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Cravan's national animal is the Cravno Falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the ceret.

Cravan is ranked 10th in Haven and 10,156th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and