Location: the Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Uber Ninja Pirates of Iasonia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 14.581 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Equality, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Volos. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Gambling industry.

People are now classified as male, female, or genderqueer, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iasonia's national animal is the Owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Drachma.

Iasonia is ranked 3,599th in the Pacific and 83,091st in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and