Location: the Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Revolutionary Nation of Warrior Thorin is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Vladimir Tito with an iron fist, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.954 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Defence and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Warrior Thorin City. The average income tax rate is 59%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Woodchip Exports.

Religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups, citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering', and the nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Warrior Thorin's national animal is the Chromatic Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Francoism, and its currency is the Franco.

Warrior Thorin is ranked 2,376th in the Pacific and 51,402nd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -12 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and