Location: GLUSER

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Alliance of Eristic People of Burgess Beach is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Marko Recovisch with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 3.235 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jekia. The average income tax rate is 73%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

A niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Burgess Beach's national animal is the savagard, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Taoism, and its currency is the rumian.

Burgess Beach is ranked 7th in GLUSER and 96,873rd in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and