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Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Flagon of Tawny Port is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Taylor Fladgate with an even hand, and notable for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 9.678 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Colheita Port. The average income tax rate is 91%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Retail.

Only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, gambling is outlawed, Reformed Chivalry has been named as Tawny Port's national religion, and every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tawny Port's national animal is the cheese weasel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Reformed Chivalry, and its currency is the Deposit Bottle.

Tawny Port is ranked 2nd in The Hill and 83,214th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -18 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and