Location: The Realm of Hibernia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Myxomatosis Spewing Machine of Venerable libertarians is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Arch Lord Byron with a fair hand, and remarkable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 16.26 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 94%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Tourism and Beef-Based Agriculture.

All guns must be registered, internet service is too costly for normal people to purchase, conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Venerable libertarians to be bombproof. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Venerable libertarians's national animal is the Blue Huggy Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Dedwabbit.

Venerable libertarians is ranked 3rd in The Realm of Hibernia and 100,309th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -43 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and