Location: Antarctica

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Conation of The Comyns is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by First Citizen with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 14.487 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Phrienton NCM. The average income tax rate is 77%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants, The Comyns Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere', the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Comyns's national animal is the Goshawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Freesbiteria, and its currency is the Com Cred.

The Comyns is ranked 41st in Antarctica and 47,867th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -12 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and