On population growth

[Phrygie]

Hi. I'm new to the culture of Nationstates so please be patient.

Is anyone else put off by the nature of how population grows? I'm imagining Phrygie as a chain of islands with 20, maybe 30 million people, tops. Last I checked, my country had 1.6 billion people in it! Having the same population of China in a sleepy island nation just breaks the immersion.

[Santheres]

The game side of Nationstates will always increase your population. It may increase at different rates, but it is roughly tied to nation age. You will want to divorce your "in character" nation from the game side stats if you want Phyrgie to remain any specific size. Most RPers do this.