Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Sweet Child O' Mine of Horak is a massive, economically powerful nation, remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.383 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, pro-business individuals concentrates mainly on Law & Order, although Commerce and Religion & Spirituality are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Horak City. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture, Gambling, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales industries.

A fashion designer has been arrested for inciting hatred after claiming redheads couldn't pull off vermillion, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and Horak successfully hosted the The North Pacific Olympics. Crime is a major problem. Horak's national animal is the bald eagle , which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the dollar.

Horak is ranked 282nd in The North Pacific and 9,126th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and