Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Asgardian Republic of The Terragon Isles is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Phoenix Lord with a fair hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 7.17 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, the Environment, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sol. The average income tax rate is 68%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Torture is illegal, the new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, and urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffeur-driven limousines. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Terragon Isles's national animal is the phoenix, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the yun.

The Terragon Isles is ranked 3,494th in Lazarus and 99,924th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -40 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and