Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Republic of Temporary Stars is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by Eltanin with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons. Its compassionate population of 842 million 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, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Equality, Education, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thuban. The average income tax rate is 80%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

Anti-government web sites are springing up, chess hooliganism is on the rise after the banning of organised sports, the nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Temporary Stars's national animal is the Dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Snozberry.

Temporary Stars is ranked 1,710th in 10000 Islands and 90,512th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -22 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and