Location: Wysteria

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Great Green Arkleseizure of Hydroponic Nation is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Hydroponicus with a fair hand, and notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 16.92 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal individuals devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Law & Order receiving almost no funds by comparison. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The fire protection service is wholly government-funded, artists are pillars of society, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, and CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Hydroponic Nation's national animal is the Wombat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Funyon.

Hydroponic Nation is ranked 166th in Wysteria and 91,935th 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