Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Modern Portfolio Theory of Daedra1a is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by HIM Opulentus I with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 16.118 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, pro-business individuals juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Defence, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Opulentia. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology industries.

Much of Daedra1a's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, tourists outnumber citizens two to one, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and elected officials often serve for decades in a single term. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Daedra1a's national animal is the Risk-free Asset, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Efficient Frontier, and its currency is the Expected Return.

Daedra1a is ranked 1st in Lazarus and 30th in the world for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 43 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and