Location: SPACE

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Republic of Isle 3 is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.668 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 mainly concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Social Welfare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Isle 3 Prime. The average income tax rate is 67%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

A typical fast food menu item could serve a small army, morning coffees are no longer the same since the disappearance of newspapers, the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country, and condemned prisoners spend hours a day sitting in lotus position looking perplexed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Isle 3's national animal is the Gray, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Credit.

Isle 3 is ranked 19th in SPACE and 29,330th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and