Location: Hampshire

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Hampshirean Madiebee of Elysium is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its strong anti-business politics. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.232 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass -- concentrates mainly on Social Welfare, although Education and Healthcare are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 34%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Woodchip Exports.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, it is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs, and marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home. Crime is relatively low. Elysium's national animal is the pegasus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Elys.

Elysium is ranked 12th in Hampshire and 19,038th 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