Location: The East Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Royal Confederacy of Dannistaan is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its hatred of cheese. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 13.661 billion 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 juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 97%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet, the arms industry is strictly regulated, corporations are forbidden from employing outside the nation, and most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dannistaan's national animal is the Danistraa Robin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Ailuropoda.

Dannistaan is ranked 35th in The East Pacific and 1,378th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 78 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and