Location: The Heartland

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Nomad Tech Junkies of Dreadred is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by The Architect with an even hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.905 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, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Mainframe. The average income tax rate is 74%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Gambling and Beef-Based Agriculture.

The DBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, birds and children's kites are regularly brought down by anti-aircraft fire, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and the nationalized auto industry is adept at making durable little cars nobody wants to drive. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dreadred's national animal is the trojan worm retrovirus, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Adeptus Mechanicus, and its currency is the .

Dreadred is ranked 3rd in The Heartland and 868th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 12 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and