Location: The Omega Republic

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dominion of Targis is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Matthew XIV with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 5.559 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mattopia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government, government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet, the entire country is an urban wasteland as the well-to-do commute from space (Targis has found 1 easter eggs), and the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a major problem. Targis's national animal is the chimera, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Taurg.

Targis is ranked 6th in The Omega Republic and 91,011th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -96 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and