Location: Nova

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Constitutional State of SaintB is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Benard Dalataire with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.122 billion 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, Defence, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Daltaine. The average income tax rate is 68%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing industries.

Citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors, torture is illegal, and schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SaintB's national animal is the Saint Benard Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Simolean.

SaintB is ranked 14th in Nova and 86,597th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -20 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and