Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Empire of Dong-ho is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 1.122 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 is mainly concerned with Education, although the Environment and Public Transport are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soo Hyun. The average income tax rate is 60%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, the art of conversation has been rediscovered, cheese has become the new icon of political dissent, and the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dong-ho's national animal is the siberian tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the euro.

Dong-ho is ranked 1,458th in 10000 Islands and 81,144th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and