Location: Macedon

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Macedonian Conqueror of Nikec The Great is a gargantuan, genial nation, notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, cynical population of 11.003 billion are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, the Environment, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 76%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

A well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, the nation is currently revamping its entire education system, the public are free to vote for whomever the government wants in office, and retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nikec The Great's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the stater.

Nikec The Great is ranked 2nd in Macedon and 71,847th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and