Location: Gigaverse

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Confederation - Teikoku of Gigaverse is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Supreme Iron Fist Council of Steel with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate population of 2.39 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Defence, and Public Transport. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holy Patriarchal Empire of Nagulan. The average income tax rate is 54%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Much of Gigaverse's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons, wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, and military spending is on the increase. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Gigaverse's national animal is the Neko to Usagi to Kitsune, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Union of Religions, and its currency is the New Yen.

Gigaverse is ranked 4th in Gigaverse and 80,644th 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