Location: The East Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Wentworthville is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Donald Aves Mallard with an even hand, and remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate population of 3.858 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mallardville. The average income tax rate is 70%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Police conduct weekly raids looking for contraband cheeseburgers, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government, and tourists outnumber citizens two to one. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wentworthville's national animal is the Duck, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Quack.

Wentworthville is ranked 4,200th in The East Pacific and 99,209th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -36 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and