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Type of site | Government simulation game, internet forum |
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| Available in | English |
| Key people | Max Barry (owner and creator) |
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| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Yes |
| Users | 308,295 active nations (as of 2 November 2024[update]) |
| Launched | 13 November 2002 |
| 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 2 November 2024[update], over 9 million user-created nations have been created,[1] with 313,834 nations,[2] and 19,040 nations in the world assembly or active players.[3]
- ^ "NationStates | Create Your Own Country". NationStates. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "NationStates | The World". www.nationstates.net. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "NationStates | The World Assembly". www.nationstates.net. Retrieved 2 November 2024.