Location: the Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Golden Moon is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.128 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 Social Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 44%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Soda Sales industries.

Golden Moon's leader goes out to lunch surrounded by large men in dark glasses, all artwork is carefully screened for offensive material, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Golden Moon to be bombproof, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Golden Moon in an international press conference. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Golden Moon's national animal is the Osprey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Credit.

Golden Moon is ranked 1,957th in the Pacific and 49,277th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and