Location: Texas

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The First Contact Nation of Star Trek is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Dr Zephram Cochrane with an even hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed population of 1.318 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Education and Healthcare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bozeman. The average income tax rate is 49%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Tourism industries.

Guns are banned, voters must frequently select what they view as the lesser of two evils on the ballot, waste is frequently shipped to other countries, and Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Star Trek's national animal is the Sehlat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Phoenix.

Star Trek is ranked 116th in Texas and 68,202nd 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