Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Hwondering Hwanderers of Hwehan is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 17.642 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals is mainly concerned with Religion & Spirituality, although Education and Commerce are on the agenda. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Pizza Delivery and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Piracy is the nation's most popular pastime, atheists and evolutionary biologists are fleeing the country like rats from a sinking ship, penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative', and immigrants are required to salute the flag five times a day. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Hwehan's national animal is the prolific hwedoo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the silver bullet.

Hwehan is ranked 1,569th in The North Pacific and 36,710th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and