Location: Canada

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Technocracy of Tandem is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Provost Zakharov with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 15.545 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business individuals is mainly concerned with Education, although the Environment and Healthcare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tandem City. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, abortions are routinely performed in Tandem's hospitals, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, and Hedgehog is one of the most popular forenames in Tandem. Crime is totally unknown. Tandem's national animal is the hedgehog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the credit.

Tandem is ranked 16th in Canada and 3,197th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 7 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and