Location: The Union of Nations Against Fascism

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Oligarchy of Grantsbourg is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.12 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 Law & Order, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Victoriana. The average income tax rate is 67%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Soda Sales.

Nudity is frowned upon, billions of Crowns are being poured into a space program, scientists recently cloned the long-extinct feather-bellied Golden Back Chimera, and Golden Back Chimera is one of the most popular forenames in Grantsbourg. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grantsbourg's national animal is the Golden Back Chimera, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Crown.

Grantsbourg is ranked 14th in The Union of Nations Against Fascism and 79,524th 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