Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dictorial Republic of Dostanuot Loj is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed population of 16.169 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Uruk. The average income tax rate is 93%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, the government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority, businesses that prove successful are immediately broken up, and the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy'. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dostanuot Loj's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Dinnar.

Dostanuot Loj is ranked 172nd in Lazarus and 2,810th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 7 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and