This article is about the web game. For the political concept, see Nation state.
NationStates
Screenshot of the NationStates home page
Type of site
Government simulation game, internet forum
Available in
English
Key people
Max Barry (owner and creator)
Revenue
Advertising
Paid premium memberships
Encouraged book sales
URL
www.nationstates.net
Commercial
Yes
Registration
Yes
Users
289,755 active nations
(as of 10 February 2024[update])
Launched
13 November 2002; 21 years ago (2002-11-13)
Current status
Active
NationStates (formerly Jennifer Government: NationStates) is a multiplayer government simulation browser game created and developed by Max Barry. Based loosely on Barry's novel Jennifer Government, the game launched on 13 November 2002 with the site originally founded to publicize and promote the novel one week before its release. NationStates continues to promote books written by Barry, but has developed to be a sizable online community, with an accompanying forum board. As of 10 February 2024[update], over 8.96 million user-created nations have been created,[1] with 289,625 being active.[2]
^"NationStates | Create Your Own Country". NationStates. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^"NationStates | The World". NationStates. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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