So… here we have our firstly monthly progress check —

UN Category: Left-Leaning College State

Civil Rights: Excellent

Economy: Strong

Political Freedoms: Some

Regional Influence: Minnow

Additional Comments: Not too bad for our first month in existence. To start the month of June, we have managed to shake off the ‘capitalist’ tag from the UN which was pleasing — Funny how we ended up being classified as a capitalist state when most of our decision-making tended to lean to the left… but hey… that’s the beauty of nationstates.

The types of issues we had to deal with ranged from serious issues concerning refugees, euthanasia (which is legal), disease (we had an outbreak of some unpronounceable virus!) and general concerns voiced by the public. On the other hand the government also took into consideration some people’s wishes to marry their house pets — and yes! that has been legalised!

UN officials visited a range of government departments and recorded how frequently bribes were required to complete simple administrative requests.

So… we finally made a top-ten list in something 

#	Nation	UN Category	Motto
1.	The Divided Spheres of Bijection	Compulsory Consumerist State	“Returned from the dead”
2.	The Colony of Marc Two	Compulsory Consumerist State	“Where do we keep all our chainsaws, Mom?”
3.	The Most Serene Republic of Pythera	Corrupt Dictatorship	“Child soldiers aim better”
4.	The Republic of Silverhood	Compulsory Consumerist State	“Every man needs a knife”
5.	The Holy Republic of Advisores	Iron Fist Consumerists	“Forte in Unitate”
6.	The Confederacy of Nations Under The Sun	Compulsory Consumerist State	“The sun is shining”
7.	The Holy Roman Empire of AncientDragonWarriors	Father Knows Best State	“Region Before Nation, Nation Before Self.”
8.	The Republic of DYP II	Father Knows Best State	“Looking for TM again”
9.	The Democratic Dictator of Jausking	Father Knows Best State	“Some kings are Great some are jaus”
10.	The United States of Elven communities	Iron Fist Consumerists	“The three trees equal our unity”

[ source : http://www.nationstates.net ]

Nations ranked high on this list spend disproportionately large amounts of money on national defense, and are most secure against foreign aggression.

We ranked at 13th out of 54 other nations in the region.

1.	The People’s Republic of Panido	Capitalist Paradise	“Its not your money but its ours.”
2.	The Democratic Order of Sanzar	Capitalizt	“Fight fierce or die in shame”
3.	The Republic of Silverhood	Compulsory Consumerist State	“Every man needs a knife”
4.	The Holy Roman Empire of AncientDragonWarriors	Father Knows Best State	“Sic Semper Tyrannis-Thus Always To Tyrants”
5.	The Democratic Republic of Goateeland	Father Knows Best State	“A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory”
6.	The Free Land of Razman2	Inoffensive Centrist Democracy	“Bee’s are forever”
7.	The Colony of Marc Two	Compulsory Consumerist State	“Where do we keep all our chainsaws, Mom?”
8.	The Republic of Wicktenstein	Inoffensive Centrist Democracy	“Gutta Fortunae Prae Dolio Sapientiae”
9.	The Kingdom of Jausking	Father Knows Best State	“Some kings are Great some are jaus”
10.	The Astounding Elements of UWA	Right-wing Utopia	“The one who does the philosophy gains the erudition”
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13.	The Confederacy of Nations Under The Sun	Compulsory Consumerist State	“The sun is shining”

[ Data source : http://www.nationstates.net/ ]

Incidentally, our status has changed from ‘father knows best’ state to ‘compulsory consumerist state’. I guess that’s what we get for starting a national baseball league.

We ranked at #25 out of 51 other nations in the region. The top ten ranking was as follows :

1.	The Dominion of A Mysterious Island	Democratic Socialists	“We are happy because we are told to be.”
2.	The Democratic Republic of Guamface	Left-wing Utopia	“Banned from the End of the World”
3.	The Democratic Republic of QuantumSoft	New York Times Democracy	“It is better to regret action than inaction”
4.	The Autonomous Realms of Balthamos	Inoffensive Centrist Democracy	“The Realm of Possibility”
5.	The Empire of Thekatamari	Inoffensive Centrist Democracy	“If you steal from us we steal twice as much back”
6.	The Democratic States of Arlette	Scandinavian Liberal Paradise	“Rule with a light hand, but many cannon.”
7.	The Dominion of Hortanda	Democratic Socialists	“Comme Ju Fus”
8.	The Kingdom of Valahorum	Democratic Socialists	“Through our will and strength!”
9.	The Republic of Hallsta	Democratic Socialists	“It happens”
10.	The Tea Party of Mad Hattas	Democratic Socialists	“Conserve nature … pickle a squirel”

[ Data source : http://www.nationstates.net/ ]

*snicker* Our favorite nation, and our first ever UN endorsement Sanzar came in at 51. Woo!

So, NUTS is now renowned for compulsory military service.

Wow. I never appreciated just how many countries have compulsory military conscription. I just finished reading an interesting wiki article on the subject. Eritrea has mandatory service for women as well as men, no questions asked.

I’m pleased to annouce that NUTS is now property of Liberty Alliance, an extremely well organized nationstates.net region with high regional power. The region comprises of roughly 50 nations. Let’s hope NUTS and the Liberty Alliance can forge a mutually beneficial relationship. The nations in the region seem wonderful, and the people seem friendly — easy going yet dedicated to the cause of making Liberty Alliance a success.

NUTS, being a new country, has much to learn from older, economically superior and more diplomatically adept nations in the region.

NB : I honestly have no idea how they manage to organize themselves so well. Here’s hoping we can be of some use to them in the not too distant future!

Everyday, our government battles to keep on top of things and keep the country running smoothly. Some of the Issues NUTS has to deal with do give us a bit more of a headache than is healthy (not to mention how time consuming it can be to actually commit to a decision).

Every now and then, some of these practical issues will be posted on the blog. It’s amazing how nationstates.net wakes you up to RL politics, and how Real Life issues crop up just as your nation is confronted with similar circumstances. Incidentally, I accidentally stumbled upon the nationstates website on the day Tony Blair stepped down as our PM.

Anyhoo…

Nations Under The Sun Decides:

Nazi Sympathizers Plan Rally //

The Issue //

Far-right-wing Nazi supporters plan to stage a rally in the city center tomorrow, giving voice to their violent, racist views.

The Debate //

1. “Frankly, I’m appalled that the government can even consider allowing this travesty to go ahead,” says prominent Jewish personality Tobias Longbottom. “We can’t let these animals broadcast their message of hate. Surely Nations Under The Sun is too civilized for that.”

2. “It’s exactly because we’re civilized that we must let the demonstration proceed,” says free speech campaigner Tobias Johnson. “We may not like what they have to say, but in this society, people have the right to argue whatever political view they want, no matter how hateful, selfish, or stupid it is.”

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One of our earliest issues — not too much of a headache oddly enough, and I think the right decision was made in the end. Bring on the free speech and the riot police!

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