Location: The Wheel of Time

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Borderland Queendom of Karistina is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Karistina Rajem with an even hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 21.372 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 devotes most of its attentions to the Environment, with areas such as Commerce and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rajem. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Loans are available for students from poor families, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, and parents live in fear of governmental 'child protection' squads. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karistina's national animal is the falcon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the mark.

Karistina is ranked 3rd in The Wheel of Time and 89,623rd in the world for Most Income Equality, scoring 80 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and