Location: the Rejected Realms

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Mod Liberal Unitary Republic of Goobergunchia is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Bea Mefirti with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate population of 15.23 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Social Equality and Healthcare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Goobergunch City. The average income tax rate is 94%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Voting is voluntary, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, and houses and businesses are bulldozed to make way for ever-expanding cemeteries. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goobergunchia's national animal is the red-tailed hawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the knugel.

Goobergunchia is ranked 8th in the Rejected Realms and 254th in the world for Happiest Citizens, scoring 15 on the Relative Cheerfulness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and