Location: the Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federal Republic of Mirsakova is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Alexander N Grovnik with an even hand, and notable for its hatred of cheese. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 2.706 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Telna. The average income tax rate is 89%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Gambling and Book Publishing.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, protests are legal but strictly supervised, Alexander N Grovnik has just been declared ruler of Mirsakova in an international press conference, and military spending is on the increase. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mirsakova's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the murska.

Mirsakova is ranked 3,576th in the Pacific and 82,431st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -18 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and