Location: Bettering Nations for the Greater Good

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Janice Mac is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 5.144 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals juggles the competing demands of Education, Commerce, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3%. A healthy private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Trout Farming and Door-to-door Insurance Sales.

Gambling is outlawed, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, military funding has been stripped back, and the government is avowedly atheist. Crime is a major problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Janice Mac's national animal is the hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the dollar.

Janice Mac is ranked 213th in Bettering Nations for the Greater Good and 111,907th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -2 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and