NationStates | The Borderlands of Lucerne

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Category: Father Knows Best State
Civil Rights: Some	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Few

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: New York

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Borderlands of Lucerne is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 13.192 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The small government juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Defence, and Religion & Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.

The number of students attending university has reached a record high, truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, and frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lucerne's national animal is the pantomime horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the lake.

Lucerne is ranked 18th in New York and 13,905th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -8 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

Top 10% of New York for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 10% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 5% of New York for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector Top 5% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector Top 5% of New York for Most Avoided Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided Top 10% of New York for Largest Basket Weaving Sector Top 10% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector Top 5% of New York for Most Subsidized Industry Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 5% of New York for Most Devout Top 5% of the world for Most Devout Top 5% of New York for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 5% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 10% of New York for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 10% of the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 10% of New York for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry Top 10% of the world for Largest Insurance Industry Top 5% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector Top 5% of New York for Largest Mining Sector Top 10% of New York for Rudest Citizens Top 10% of the world for Rudest Citizens

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 3 days 3 hours ago

2 days 1 hour ago: Lucerne fell out of the world Top 10% for Largest Trout Fishing Sector.
2 days 1 hour ago: Lucerne fell out of the regional Top 10% for Largest Trout Fishing Sector.
6 days ago: Lucerne was ranked in the Top 10% of the region for Largest Insurance Industry.
17 days ago: Lucerne was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided (last census: Top 10%).
22 days ago: Lucerne was ranked in the Top 10% of the region for Rudest Citizens (last census: Top 5%).
24 days ago: Lucerne fell out of the regional Top 10% for Largest Insurance Industry.
41 days ago: Lucerne was ranked in the Top 10% of the region for Largest Insurance Industry (last census: Top 5%).
42 days ago: Lucerne was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector (last census: Top 10%).
42 days ago: Lucerne was ranked in the Top 10% of the region for Largest Manufacturing Sector (last census: Top 5%).
51 days ago: Lucerne fell out of the regional Top 10% for Largest Defense Forces.

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