Location: New York

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic States of Lady Liberty is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 1.05 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass -- juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 42%, but much higher for the wealthy. A very small private sector is dominated by the Gambling industry.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, surveillance cameras are banned, voting is voluntary, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lady Liberty's national animal is the Eagle , which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Liberty Dollar.

Lady Liberty is ranked 48th in New York and 37,576th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and