Location: Northern Isles

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The Soaring City of Issars is a massive, devout nation, ruled by Blue Heart with a fair hand, and remarkable for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.477 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, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of INFRAGILIS. The average income tax rate is 97%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Gambling and Tourism.

The nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields, people regularly disappear off the streets and all evidence of them is destroyed, citizens are tied down and forced to watch educational videos on empathy, and retail stores offer sales every hour on the hour. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Issars's national animal is the Blue Winged Crow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Soaring on Blue Wings, and its currency is the Feather.

Issars is ranked 3rd in Northern Isles and 29,500th in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 35 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and