Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Hansoria is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.053 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

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 Leetonium. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, followed by Tourism and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Emperor has just been declared ruler of Hansoria in an international press conference, euthanasia is illegal, only adults may purchase violent video games, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hansoria's national animal is the Pokémon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Lee.

Hansoria is ranked 301st in Europe and 77,041st 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