Location: Lucerna

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Clans of United Districts of 1 is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Admiral Cortez with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.795 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Trivaria. The average income tax rate is 64%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Tourism and Book Publishing.

Mobile phone masts are being erected all over the country, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, citizens are bombarded with advertising from their compulsory minature radios, and shaken martini sales have soared in nations surrounding United Districts of 1. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. United Districts of 1's national animal is the Respir, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Standard D1.

United Districts of 1 is ranked 14th in Lucerna and 26,047th 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