Location: Eastern Islands of Dharma

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Nomadic People of Selung is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Philistus with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 4.031 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Healthcare and Law & Order are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lagash. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 39%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Arms Manufacturing.

Photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Philistus's bedroom, the people of Selung are renowned for their nihilistic attitudes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and rag-wearing teachers are often mistaken for homeless people. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Selung's national animal is the artic wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the ¥€$.

Selung is ranked 31st in Eastern Islands of Dharma and 69,841st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -14 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and