Location: The ESUS

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Projected Irregularity of Xenonier is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its national health service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 16.266 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 juggles the competing demands of Social Equality, Education, and the Environment. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 51%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Nude art is becoming wildly popular, Xenonier's educational system is the envy of many and regarded as a pinnacle of academic achievement, referenda are held for every conceivable government action, and teenagers across the country are celebrating the defeat of a national curfew bill. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Xenonier's national animal is the Corm, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Xenonite.

Xenonier is ranked 4th in The ESUS and 94,459th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -25 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and