Location: Yggdrasil

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Shining Cartel of South Titania is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by an Anti-Squirrel with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 10.066 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Rossyth. The average income tax rate is 50%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Soda Sales.

Ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, citizens select which government department gets their income tax credits each year, fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. South Titania's national animal is the 8 legged cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Yggdrasil GRO Templars, and its currency is the credit.

South Titania is ranked 103rd in Yggdrasil and 62,851st in the world for Most Income Equality, scoring 114 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and