Location: Capitalist Paradise

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Grand Duchy of Acario is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Koloktos with an even hand, and renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 12.969 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although the Environment and Law & Order are on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 91%. A small but healthy private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, homeless people are frequently charged with trespassing on public property, and Pinkerton agents are called in to forcibly break up white collar strikes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Acario's national animal is the argorok, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Fyrus.

Acario is ranked 20th in Capitalist Paradise and 8,148th in the world for Healthiest Citizens, with 10 Standard Bananas Ingested per capita per day.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and