Location: Star Trek

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Federation of Planets is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its burgeoning selat population. Its hard-nosed population of 1.259 billion enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government concentrates mainly on Defence, although Education and Healthcare are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 27%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is led by the Soda Sales industry, followed by Door-to-door Insurance Sales and Basket Weaving.

Military spending is on the increase, organ donation rates have hit a new low, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations. Crime is moderate, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Planets's national animal is the selat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the credit.

Planets is ranked 3rd in Star Trek and 16,116th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -8 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and