Location: The East Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Free Land of Fiat is a huge, genial nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 608 million 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Social Welfare and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fiat City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66%. A large private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Soda Sales.

Many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses, Rupert Bear is considered to be the most risqué TV programme in Fiat, abortions are routinely performed in Fiat's hospitals, and the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system. Crime is totally unknown. Fiat's national animal is the Wolverine, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Euro.

Fiat is ranked 3,477th in The East Pacific and 77,388th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and