Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Counterrevolutionary Zulia is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Francisco Moreno with an even hand, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 873 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Social Welfare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maracaibo City. The average income tax rate is 85%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Gambling and Book Publishing.

Meat is a luxury afforded only to the wealthy, badminton was recently banned due to 'unacceptable violence' inherent to the game, CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, and protests are illegal. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Counterrevolutionary Zulia's national animal is the Pinguin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the CounterZulia.

Counterrevolutionary Zulia is ranked 3,830th in the West Pacific and 87,831st in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and