Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Republic of Ap1cl923 is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Allan with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 2.017 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Guelph . The average income tax rate is 69%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Pizza Delivery.

Anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, all recreational drugs are legal, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", and citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is moderate, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ap1cl923's national animal is the Falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Silver Falcon.

Ap1cl923 is ranked 1,099th in Lazarus and 27,036th in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring 16 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and