Location: Rostil

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Ascendant Unity of NeThrel is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by The Council of the Infinite with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.811 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Leyla-MehrnAz. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

The government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, the nation's massive battleships are often mistaken for islands, punitive tariffs protect local industry, and voting is voluntary. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NeThrel's national animal is the Falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is variable by culltual segment, and its currency is the Imperial Credit.

NeThrel is ranked 5th in Rostil and 7,635th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 47 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and