Location: Keglen

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Borderlands of Newish New Things is a massive, devout nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and remarkable for its complete lack of public education. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.663 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Religion & Spirituality, although Commerce and Law & Order are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Newish New Things City. The average income tax rate is 21%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Woodchip Exports.

It's a common sight to see angry commuters with grenade launchers mounted on their vehicles, hairdressers are among those who have disappeared overnight, unemployment rates have skyrocketed as businesses abandon the country in search of cheap labour, and the roads are virtually falling apart. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Newish New Things's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the Golden Chameleon.

Newish New Things is ranked 3rd in Keglen and 9,425th in the world for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 5 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and