Location: Islandia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Skyrim of Luck Number Slevin is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Harry Dresden with an even hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 6.734 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Commerce, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Edinburgh. The average income tax rate is 82%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Basket Weaving.

The wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, a crusade against barbaric religious practices has begun, heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a major problem. Luck Number Slevin's national animal is the Foo Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is luck number slevin, and its currency is the Za.

Luck Number Slevin is ranked 65th in Islandia and 87,138th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -20 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and