Location: Balder

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Roaring Kayl-Ryckan Majestum of The Narnian Council is a colossal, devout nation, ruled by Kayl Ryck with an iron fist, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol. Its compassionate, cynical population of 9.819 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Religion & Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cair Paravel. The average income tax rate is 74%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Loans are available for students from poor families, children are regularly married to each other to secure business deals between families, foreigners are treated with great suspicion, and only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Narnian Council's national animal is the roaring majesty, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the florin.

The Narnian Council is ranked 2,506th in Balder and 95,367th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and