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“Do for others what you want others to do for you”

The People's Republic of Nordsjona is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Marius with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 2.043 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although the Environment and Social Welfare are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy, children are raised bilingual from an early age, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nordsjona's national animal is the giraffe, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the saed.

Nordsjona is ranked 620th in the region and 54,217th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.