Location: the South Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Curlyhoward is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 17.16 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 government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 22%, but much higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, inheritance tax has recently been abolished, the government is phasing in welfare programmes to tackle poverty, and citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Curlyhoward's national animal is the Moe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Larry.

Curlyhoward is ranked 63rd in the South Pacific and 2,816th in the world for Best Weather, with 123 Metres of Sunlight Above Expected.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and