Location: Western Atlantic

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Caldan Union of The Resurgent Dream is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Amber Trinh with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 16.927 billion 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 devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Social Welfare and Healthcare receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tarana. The average income tax rate is 40%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Information Technology and Pizza Delivery.

Students cut up leftover Sterlings during Arts and Crafts, national parks have long lines of different gender-specific 'Porta-Pottys', the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and Caldan lynx is one of the most popular forenames in The Resurgent Dream. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Resurgent Dream's national animal is the Caldan lynx, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Sterling.

The Resurgent Dream is ranked 7th in Western Atlantic and 6,278th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 10 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and