My NationStates country..

Welcome to Mirenstein, where we shoot poets, have windpower and solar power in prime real estate spots, seize any major gold finds, and show porn and other nice things during primetime. Won’t you try a caramelized Peanutworm while you’re here? Perhaps fried? Chocolate-coated? And remember, You are HAPPY.

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The Grand Duchy of Mirenstein

“Who needs freedom when you have free air?”

UN Category: Iron Fist Consumerists

Civil Rights: Few
Economy: Reasonable
Political Freedoms: Outlawed

Location: Otherwhere
The Grand Duchy of Mirenstein is a very large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 136 million 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defence. The average income tax rate is 76%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Gambling industry, followed by Information Technology and Trout Farming.

The nation’s gigantic air force is both respected and feared, the government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are “happy people”, and programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mirenstein’s national animal is the peanutworm, which is also the nation’s favorite main course, and its currency is the pflat.

Mirenstein is ranked 53,672nd in the world for Healthiest Nations.