Location: Independent Nations of Minnesota

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federal Republic of Mason UNSC is a massive, economically powerful nation, renowned for its complete lack of public education. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 3.836 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Republic City. The average income tax rate is 17%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture industries.

Airport security is provided by private companies, motels cater primarily to adulterers, prospective parents are cheering on the streets as they no longer need a license to have children, and movies and computer games are strictly censored for violence. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Mason UNSC's national animal is the Brown Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Republic Credit .

Mason UNSC is ranked 1st in Independent Nations of Minnesota and 6,416th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 10 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and