Location: New York

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Metallican Empire of Layarteb is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by the Emperor with an even hand, and renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 17.96 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 Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Layarteb City. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture industries.

Citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Layarteb, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Layarteb to be bombproof, senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, and calling out of the blue has become taboo. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Layarteb's national animal is the Chester Cheetah, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the shingrot.

Layarteb is ranked 1st in New York and 1,754th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 12 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and