Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Romanoffian Dynasty of Novare Res is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Czar Roman I with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 17.157 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 Social Welfare, Defence, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 77%, 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.

Crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, citizens are remarkably well involved in the political process, the nation has an international reputation for compassion, and military spending is on the increase. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Novare Res's national animal is the Double Eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Ruble.

Novare Res is ranked 4,417th in The North Pacific and 95,924th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and