Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Commonwealth of Enrichment is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Barrrington the Bold with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed population of 13.516 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Full Cuppa City. Income tax is unheard of. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

The minority inevitably have their addenda vetoed, the entire retail industry has been replaced by online delivery services, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, and religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Enrichment's national animal is the Unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Currant.

Enrichment is ranked 4,488th in The North Pacific and 84,629th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -38 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and