Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Royal Confederation of Beezertopia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Kopper with an even hand, and renowned for its strong anti-business politics. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 14.382 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Beezertopia City. The average income tax rate is 68%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, surveillance cameras are banned, and televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beezertopia's national animal is the Clydesdale Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is whatever works for the people, and its currency is the mithril standard.

Beezertopia is ranked 3,603rd in Lazarus and 100,824th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -11 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and