Location: The Golden Triangle

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Interdimensional Governor of Golden Triangle States is a gargantuan, devout nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed population of 14.882 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

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 Social Equality, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 44%, but much higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and gambling addicts regularly lose their families' nest eggs at Native Golden Triangle Statesite casinos. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Golden Triangle States's national animal is the butterfly, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the ram.

Golden Triangle States is ranked 2nd in The Golden Triangle and 96,101st in the world for Stupidest Citizens, scoring 12 on the Average Edu-UNtellignce® Test Score.

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and