Location: Scotland

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Malthusian Zombie Horde of Celtic Rodents is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Ultimate Squeaker with a fair hand, and notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 15.244 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, liberal government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Social Equality. The average income tax rate is 95%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Book Publishing and Tourism.

The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Celtic Rodents's national animal is the small furry beastie, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the mythical groat.

Celtic Rodents is ranked 7th in Scotland and 6,136th 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