Location: The Ascendancy

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Free Land of Petalumians is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.497 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and the Environment receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 32%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing industries.

'A is for Annulment' is a popular children's song, highschool principals regularly send armed truancy patrols to drag problem students to school, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and leather-clad individuals can be seen walking their slaves in public parks. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Petalumians's national animal is the Giant Elephant , which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Peso.

Petalumians is ranked 422nd in The Ascendancy and 72,552nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and