Location: Conservative Paradise

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Protectorate of St Edmundan Antarctic is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 13.01 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded individuals is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Education and Commerce are secondary priorities. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail industries.

There are no minimum wage laws, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, the government is seen to favor Catholics, and child adoption by homosexual couples has been outlawed. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. St Edmundan Antarctic's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the mark.

St Edmundan Antarctic is ranked 23rd in Conservative Paradise and 98,679th in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring -6 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and