Location: The East Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The High Principality of Erestela is a massive, safe nation, ruled by His Royal Highness' Most Loyal Council with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.436 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Erestelir. The average income tax rate is 94%. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, all guns must be registered, strange looking men with big red noses are found hiding behind bushes and inside dustbins, and the controversial show 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?' has become wildly popular. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Erestela's national animal is the single-celled organism, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the bronwe.

Erestela is ranked 196th in The East Pacific and 7,749th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and