NationStates | The Kingdom of The Icemark

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Category: Father Knows Best State
Civil Rights: Some	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Outlawed

Regional Influence: Hegemony

Location: The Northern Continent

Overview • Factbook • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kingdom of The Icemark is a massive, safe nation, ruled by King Edward Lindenshield with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.21 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, Religion & Spirituality, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Frostmarris. The average income tax rate is 92%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Newspapers cannot report anything about politicians without their explicit consent, Harry Potter books are banned, Snow Leopard is one of the most popular forenames in The Icemark, and The Icemark's schoolchildren are manufactured into a segregated bunch of soldiers, religious zealots, and computer technicians. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The Icemark's national animal is the Snow Leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Druid Wiccanism And Odinism, and its currency is the Crown.

The Icemark is ranked 1st in The Northern Continent and 5,774th in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring 25 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

Founder Easter Egg Top 5% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 5% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments Top 10% of the world for Largest Defense Forces Top 1% of the world for Most Devout Top 10% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 5% of the world for Largest Public Sector Top 10% of the world for Happiest Citizens Top 5% of the world for Most Developed Top 10% of the world for Most Dedicated Public Healthcare Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates Top 10% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans Top 10% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates Top 10% of the world for Largest Public Transport Department Top 10% of the world for Safest Top 5% of the world for Most Popular Tourist Destinations Top 5% of the world for Best Weather

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 6 hours ago

21 hours ago: The Icemark was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Public Sector (last census: Top 10%).
10 days ago: Following new legislation in The Icemark, The Icemark's schoolchildren are manufactured into a segregated bunch of soldiers, religious zealots, and computer technicians.
10 days ago: The Icemark was reclassified from "Iron Fist Consumerists" to "Father Knows Best State".
10 days ago: Following new legislation in The Icemark, Snow Leopard is one of the most popular forenames in The Icemark.
10 days ago: Following new legislation in The Icemark, Harry Potter books are banned.
11 days ago: Following new legislation in The Icemark, newspapers cannot report anything about politicians without their explicit consent.
11 days ago: Following new legislation in The Icemark, the Snow Leopard is a protected species.
11 days ago: Following new legislation in The Icemark, calling out of the blue has become taboo.
11 days ago: Following new legislation in The Icemark, wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct.
11 days ago: Following new legislation in The Icemark, organ donation rates have hit a new low.