Location: Nasicournia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Nefarious Hippie-ocracy of Meganissi is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 13.455 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal individuals juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Equality, and Commerce. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Gambling and Uranium Mining.

Jennifer Government is a bestseller, truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Meganissi's national animal is the silver salmon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the alexander.

Meganissi is ranked 11th in Nasicournia and 7,761st in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and