Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kingdom of Grasaland is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by the Prime Minister and Cabinet with an even hand, and notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 7.614 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, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Norglich. The average income tax rate is 33%, but much higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Protests are legal but strictly supervised, the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grasaland's national animal is the Reindeer, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Grasalandik Krona.

Grasaland is ranked 422nd in Europe and 93,147th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and