Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Nomadic Peoples of New Greasbyland is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by The Beloved Dave with a fair hand, and notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 6.407 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals is mainly concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Law & Order are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The City of The Beloved Dave. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Women are often jailed for failing to fetch their husband's slippers, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, and there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Greasbyland's national animal is the two legged cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the chocolate penny.

New Greasbyland is ranked 4,519th in The North Pacific and 99,780th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -9 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and