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The Intrepid Explorer of Picairn

“The North Star shows us the way!”

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The Intrepid Explorer of Picairn is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Menellia I with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.089 billion Picairnians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stormridge. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Picairnian economy, worth a remarkable 2,656 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 263,319 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

NationStates staff are easily recognizable by their gold-plated mansions, both diets and economic output are growing leaner with recent restrictions to free trade, shelters struggle to keep up with the endless intake of stray animals, and visiting the best Picairnian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Picairn's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Secularism.

Picairn is ranked 1,884^th in the world and 80^th in The North Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 222,853.47 Standard Monetary Units.

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