Location: Nova

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Revolutionary Commonwealth of Wagdog is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by Stewardess Christine Friedrich with an even hand, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 11.978 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tailville DR. The average income tax rate is 84%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing industries.

The government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, children are raised bilingual from an early age, and Chimera is one of the most popular forenames in Wagdog. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is moderate. Wagdog's national animal is the Chimera, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Fiat.

Wagdog is ranked 2nd in Nova and 1,387th in the world for Happiest Citizens, scoring 12 on the Relative Cheerfulness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and