Location: Carioch

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dominion of Toroia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Aislinn with a fair hand, and notable for its happy-go-lucky citizens. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 20.224 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal individuals is mainly concerned with Education, although the Environment and Social Equality are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 33%, but much higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Kirin is one of the most popular forenames in Toroia, much of Toroia's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, the government is avowedly atheist, and the nation has become a pariah for giving pirates letters of marque. Crime is relatively low. Toroia's national animal is the kirin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the potch.

Toroia is ranked 2nd in Carioch and 99,907th 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