Location: Tehva Xiaren

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Queendom of Saeran Sulsae is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 774 million 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saeran Sulsae City. The average income tax rate is 80%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Tourism industries.

'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Saeran Sulsae's radio stations, cars speed down national highways while drivers sleep at the wheel, Saeran Sulsae's educational system is the envy of many and regarded as a pinnacle of academic achievement, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Saeran Sulsae to be bombproof. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saeran Sulsae's national animal is the Narcing, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Kieqi.

Saeran Sulsae is ranked 2nd in Tehva Xiaren and 84,668th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -19 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and