Location: Europeia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dictatorial Renaissance of Calumetion is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Jack Briscoe with an even hand, and notable for its enforced nudity. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 4.695 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Suffragette City. The average income tax rate is 57%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Uranium Mining.

Public nudity is compulsory, fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, and all streets are privately owned toll roads. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Calumetion's national animal is the Grand Yak, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Nudist Sun Worship, and its currency is the Almighty Dollar.

Calumetion is ranked 61st in Europeia and 6,230th 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