Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Republic of Marmotien is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.978 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Defence and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Murmelhausen. The average income tax rate is 73%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, badminton was recently banned due to 'unacceptable violence' inherent to the game, and government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet. Crime is well under control. Marmotien's national animal is the Marmot, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Murmel.

Marmotien is ranked 132nd in Europe and 17,160th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 46 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and