Location: Star Trek

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Voyages of The Starship Enterprise is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Captain Kirk with an even hand, and notable for its national health service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.819 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Defence are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The USS Enterprise. The average income tax rate is 55%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Hundreds of thousands of convicts work as slaves in The Starship Enterprise's many privately-owned prisons, the CEO of Laws Incorporated must sign off on all new bills, CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Starship Enterprise's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is The Universe, and its currency is the dollar.

The Starship Enterprise is ranked 9th in Star Trek and 76,980th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -16 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and