Location: The Royal Empire

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Enlightened Democracy of Alzadia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President William P James with a fair hand, and remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.36 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capitalville. The average income tax rate is 84%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Soda Sales.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, and the wreckages of bombed planes that litter Alzadia are highly popular tourist destinations. Crime is totally unknown. Alzadia's national animal is the Koopa Troopa, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Alzadian dollar.

Alzadia is ranked 4th in The Royal Empire and 96,795th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and