Location: The Planet Mars

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Libertarian Republic of Sunset is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Erika Silaco with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 20.418 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of CORE VirtuaGov. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling, Information Technology, and Book Publishing industries.

Euthanasia is legal, pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, and the commercialisation of highly deadly weapons has instilled Sunset with a very polite populace. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sunset's national animal is the Martian Penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Di-Coin.

Sunset is ranked 1st in The Planet Mars and 197th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 74 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and