Location: The Mandalorian Brotherhood

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Living Beast of Johan III is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Fred with an even hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed population of 1.753 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Defence and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of UCSC. The average income tax rate is 44%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Local executives are seen on the corner with cardboard signs reading "will oppress the masses for food", drunk drivers are sentenced to death, the airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, and the new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Johan III's national animal is the Spartan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Credit.

Johan III is ranked 1st in The Mandalorian Brotherhood and 82,362nd 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