Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United States of Calamazo is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Wilson with an even hand, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate population of 1.472 billion enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Defence, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Calamazo City. The average income tax rate is 72%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, military spending is on the increase, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Calamazo's national animal is the Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Roman Catholic, and its currency is the dollar.

Calamazo is ranked 4,297th in The North Pacific and 92,895th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and