Location: SPACE

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Ringworld of Sargoland is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The Artisan with a fair hand, and notable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 4.321 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

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 Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soren. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Tourism and Book Publishing.

UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, the Father of the House has been in office just shy of a fortnight, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, and airport security is provided by private companies. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sargoland's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Gilded Lupine.

Sargoland is ranked 33rd in SPACE and 95,696th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -27 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and