Location: belgium

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The State of Sennianus is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Senna with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 6.181 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

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 Equality, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sennapolis. The average income tax rate is 67%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

The government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, euthanasia is legal, and Sennianus has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sennianus's national animal is the dwarf goat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Sennism, and its currency is the sent.

Sennianus is ranked 100th in belgium and 99,756th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -39 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and