Location: Peschici

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Prettan is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 997 million 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 Education, Law & Order, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prettania. The average income tax rate is 26%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery industries.

Violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, Leader has just been declared ruler of Prettan in an international press conference, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, 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. Prettan's national animal is the Phoenix, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Krisette.

Prettan is ranked 10th in Peschici and 68,090th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -14 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and