Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The People's Republic of Filirion is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.598 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Perama. The average income tax rate is 84%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.

Businesses are forced to bring all work back within the nation’s borders, parents live in fear of governmental 'child protection' squads, consuming ecstasy is a common rite of passage, and political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations. Crime is totally unknown. Filirion's national animal is the Cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Euro.

Filirion is ranked 459th in Europe and 97,044th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and