Location: The East Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Republic of Civilia is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Sir GavGav with a fair hand, and renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 816 million 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Equality, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bute. The average income tax rate is 64%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Tourism and Soda Sales.

Badminton was recently banned due to 'unacceptable violence' inherent to the game, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, and photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Sir GavGav's bedroom. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Civilia's national animal is the bat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the sterling.

Civilia is ranked 3,183rd in The East Pacific and 70,412th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and