Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dominion of Marmiedon is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 13.466 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Education and Defence are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marmietown. The average income tax rate is 19%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Book Publishing.

Employers are gradually adapting to the alien premise of paying wages to their workers, urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffeur-driven limousines, prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators, and notable individuals are granted land and titles. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marmiedon's national animal is the great cat, and its currency is the dollar.

Marmiedon is ranked 77th in Europe and 12,881st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -7 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and