Location: Maredoratica

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Noble Republic of Santheres is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by its government with a fair hand, and notable for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 15.434 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Gianpiero. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Soda Sales.

Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes, the nation's massive battleships are often mistaken for islands, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, and politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Santheres's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Catholicism, and its currency is the lira.

Santheres is ranked 38th in Maredoratica and 98,259th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -32 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and