Location: Scandinavia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Constitutional Monarchy of Vorna is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by King Väinö II with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 5.612 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Commerce, although Social Welfare and Education are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Viipuri. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Gambling.

Unstable couples are known to break up over which one gets parental leave, tourists outnumber citizens two to one, anti-government web sites are springing up, and the public health bureaucracy is wrapped in miles of red tape. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is moderate, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Vorna's national animal is the Karhu, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the covenant dollar.

Vorna is ranked 79th in Scandinavia and 96,672nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -29 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and