Location: The Black Riders

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of United Fenris System is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Blayde with an even hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 788 million are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paradise Ranch. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining industries.

Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed, university graduates and new home-owners toil in labour camps to work off their debts, a recent political debate came to a quick close once the ruling party decreed it was "just plain silly", and tourists outnumber citizens two to one. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. United Fenris System's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Rachmark.

United Fenris System is ranked 26th in The Black Riders and 5,469th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 13 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and