Location: Sasnakra

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Grand Duchy of San Sasnakra is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Grand Duke Earl with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.913 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt individuals juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Public Transport. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Petite Roche. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing industries.

Protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, referenda can be called for any law at the request of at least one third of the voting population, nudity is frowned upon, and the state has declared war on the environment and environmentalists by association. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. San Sasnakra's national animal is the Razorback Hog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Ducat.

San Sasnakra is ranked 1st in Sasnakra and 37,859th in the world for Most Politically Free, scoring 65 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and