Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Socialist States of Clarkistan is a huge, safe nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 713 million enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Social Welfare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Swapan. The average income tax rate is 73%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture industries.

The government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, the tenet of free speech is held dear, the sound of wooden legs echo throughout Clarkistan after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax, and Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown. Clarkistan's national animal is the Chupacabra, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Dolla dolla bill y'all.

Clarkistan is ranked 1,800th in 10000 Islands and 92,073rd in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and