Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Confederacy of Jalmari is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 1.368 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Law & Order, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jalmari City. The average income tax rate is 59%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing industries.

Genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and the arms industry is strictly regulated. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jalmari's national animal is the Lynx, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Ilmatar.

Jalmari is ranked 349th in Europe and 84,371st 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