Location: Troperia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Citizens' Democratic State of Lower Poseidonia is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Supreme Archon Draeos Verytia with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.001 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Social Welfare and Social Equality are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tritonopolis. The average income tax rate is 77%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Book Publishing.

Leather-clad individuals can be seen walking their slaves in public parks, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, and radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lower Poseidonia's national animal is the amphibious narwhal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is The Church of the Supreme Architect, and its currency is the trident.

Lower Poseidonia is ranked 21st in Troperia and 91,848th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -23 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and