Location: Sparta

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Queendom of Helen of Sparta is a massive, genial nation, notable for its strong anti-business politics. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.638 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is effectively ruled by the Department of Social Welfare, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Education receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 46%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Book Publishing.

Crime is totally unknown. Helen of Sparta's national animal is the face, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the ship.

Helen of Sparta is ranked 9th in Sparta and 70,164th 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