Location: Folkand

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Folkandish Republic of Saintrabina is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Ilona Caligo with an even hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 2.995 billion 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 Social Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nerobrachlesh. The average income tax rate is 78%, and even higher for the wealthy. A large private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

The nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, vegetarianism is compulsory, and Ilona Caligo is the self-declared God of all Saintrabina. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saintrabina's national animal is the Saintrabinian bat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Elementarism, and its currency is the folkandor.

Saintrabina is ranked 2nd in Folkand and 89,963rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and