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Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Allied City-States of Dextriva is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Council of Nine with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 6.454 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although the Environment and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ostrheinsburg. The average income tax rate is 57%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Beef-Based Agriculture and Tourism.

The nation has become a pariah for giving pirates letters of marque, Ospreys are frequently shot for looking at people 'in a funny way', pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government, and Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed. Crime is well under control. Dextriva's national animal is the Osprey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is The Priesthood of Mars, and its currency is the Denier.

Dextriva is ranked 1st in Facepunch and 2,867th in the world for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring 29 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and