Location: the Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Noiesland is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Shepherd with an even hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.832 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

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 Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Noiesland City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology.

Citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, rag-wearing teachers are often mistaken for homeless people, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and murder victims' families receive windfall payouts when the murderers are executed. Crime is totally unknown. Noiesland's national animal is the timber wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the credit.

Noiesland is ranked 3,621st in the Pacific and 83,939th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -18 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and