Location: Wysteria

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Free Land of Shunnach is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by O Great One with an even hand, and renowned for its hatred of cheese. Its hard-nosed population of 10.569 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

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, the Environment, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Strathmungo. The average income tax rate is 84%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Beef-Based Agriculture and Soda Sales.

A survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high, pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government, school uniforms are compulsory, and heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shunnach's national animal is the feral cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the baw bee.

Shunnach is ranked 6th in Wysteria and 8,573rd in the world for Most Income Equality, scoring 179 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and