Location: the South Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democracy of Torisakia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Johnson Crandall with an even hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 2.099 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tokai. The average income tax rate is 69%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology industries.

Military spending is on the increase, Coco the Clown has been elected to the nation's parliament, citizens may cast their vote over the internet or phone, and military spending recently hit a new high. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Torisakia's national animal is the Ice Birds, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Torisakian Dollar.

Torisakia is ranked 4,103rd in the South Pacific and 82,098th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -18 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and