Location: Valtamrei

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Lostprophets of Ermonte is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by David Marciano with an even hand, and renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.671 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kahlenberg. The average income tax rate is 95%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Information Technology and Arms Manufacturing.

All guns must be registered, the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists, and construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ermonte's national animal is the Celtic Tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Catholicism, and its currency is the Euro.

Ermonte is ranked 3rd in Valtamrei and 12,771st 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