Location: Island Of The Moon

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Dempublicents1 is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and notable for its parental licensing program. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 15.668 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Commerce receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Demville. The average income tax rate is 40%. A robust private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Basket Weaving and Uranium Mining.

Dempublicents1 is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, and citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dempublicents1's national animal is the macaque, and its currency is the dinero.

Dempublicents1 is ranked 1st in Island Of The Moon and 2,487th in the world for Happiest Citizens, scoring 11 on the Relative Cheerfulness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and