Location: The Galactic Republic

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dominion of Gooses Legion is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The Great And Godly Goose with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.313 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Beakopia. The average income tax rate is 83%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Gooses Legion's radio stations, a determined opposition debates the relative benefits of Arial and Times New Roman for days on end, notable individuals are granted land and titles, and Gooses Legion is notorious for its citizens' infidelity. Crime is totally unknown. Gooses Legion's national animal is the Not-A-Goose, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the Plume.

Gooses Legion is ranked 4th in The Galactic Republic and 85,059th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and