Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The British Dominion of The Diomede Islands is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by HRH Victoria the Queen-Empress with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.803 billion enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, pro-business individuals is effectively ruled by the Department of Defence, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Social Welfare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Winchester. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing industries.

The nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, priests are being drafted by the church load, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, and soylent products are an expensive commodity due to a lack of volunteers. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. The Diomede Islands's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Imperialism, and its currency is the Diomede Pound.

The Diomede Islands is ranked 2,545th in 10000 Islands and 123,141st in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring 0 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and