Location: Cental Pacific Archipelago

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Ever-Guiding Ring of Saturnalus is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prozidont Cronus with an even hand, and notable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 5.499 billion enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Japetulas. The average income tax rate is 83%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Gallywhampers are considered a delicacy, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, a vast monorail network carries people all over the country, and mothers are routinely abandoning their children in the name of women's rights. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a major problem. Saturnalus's national animal is the gallywhamper, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the disc.

Saturnalus is ranked 5th in Cental Pacific Archipelago and 95,641st 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