Location: Eastern Islands of Dharma

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Antarctic Amusement Park of Marinebasis Johannes is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by CEO Maarten van der Vaart with an even hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.628 billion enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The large, liberal government devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Antarctic Oasis Amusement Park. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Gambling, and Information Technology industries.

Several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, armed police units patrol the roads late at night, Members of Parliament operate under a PAYE scheme, and appendix transplant figures have recently doubled. Crime is a serious problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Marinebasis Johannes's national animal is the Walrus, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Atlantic Ducat.

Marinebasis Johannes is ranked 19th in Eastern Islands of Dharma and 40,664th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -11 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and