Location: United Kingdom

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Unionist Republican State of Jarodl is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by The President with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.968 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Silversun . The average income tax rate is 56%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Foreign nationals are widely distrusted, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, and conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jarodl's national animal is the panda, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is None, and its currency is the Aran.

Jarodl is ranked 181st in United Kingdom and 103,613th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 3 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and