Location: Mythical HQ 85

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Fairytale of Ravania Fabula is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Swerenia Ragerock with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate population of 917 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fabulatonia. The average income tax rate is 68%, and even higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Nude art is becoming wildly popular, televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events, Swerenia Ragerock has just been declared ruler of Ravania Fabula in an international press conference, and voters must frequently select what they view as the lesser of two evils on the ballot. Crime is relatively low. Ravania Fabula's national animal is the Raven, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Claw.

Ravania Fabula is ranked 4th in Mythical HQ 85 and 80,388th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -17 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and