Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Awesomeness of Mushrenia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chancellor Markl with a fair hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 5.025 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 Education, Defence, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zelmisburg. The average income tax rate is 39%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports industries.

Citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, and cheese has become the new icon of political dissent. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mushrenia's national animal is the Ice Kitsunaga, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Secularist, and its currency is the Merzenlar.

Mushrenia is ranked 501st in Europe and 89,899th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -78 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and