Location: The Moon

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Full Moon of Parvani is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its strong anti-business politics. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 18.593 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. The average income tax rate is 53%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Soda Sales.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force. Parvani's national animal is the Lunar Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Star.

Parvani is ranked 55th in The Moon and 20,594th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -9 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and