Location: South Figaro

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Black Hole Army of Hawke is a huge, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed population of 684 million 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.

The medium-sized government devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Defence and the Environment receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 22%, but much higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Cheese Exports, Retail, and Soda Sales industries.

Voting is compulsory, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, education and welfare spending are on the rise, and the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry. Crime is relatively low. Hawke's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Dollar.

Hawke is ranked 133rd in South Figaro and 73,120th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and