Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Norwads is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prime Minister Freeburn with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.712 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Norwads City. The average income tax rate is 83%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Soda Sales, and Information Technology industries.

Crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, marketing departments of corporate giants compete to sponsor little league teams, the airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, and commercial jingles have been ham-handedly forced into world renowned symphonies. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Norwads's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Christainity, and its currency is the Nord.

Norwads is ranked 1,558th in 10000 Islands and 86,777th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -20 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and