Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Socialist Republic of Chestaan is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 1.347 billion are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whoever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Welfare, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Equitopia. The average income tax rate is 98%. 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.

The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, voting is voluntary, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime is totally unknown. Chestaan's national animal is the Scorpion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Guevara.

Chestaan is ranked 4,196th in the West Pacific and 100,691st 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