Location: British Isles

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dictatorship of Drunkdriven is a massive, devout nation, ruled by His Holy Highness Eskil The great with an iron fist, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.614 billion are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Taverna City. The average income tax rate is 95%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing.

Businesses are scrambling to adapt to the government's mandate that 'time and measurement no longer exist', jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses', anti-environmentalist protesters are gunned down without mercy, and people regularly disappear off the streets and all evidence of them is destroyed. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Drunkdriven's national animal is the St Bernhard, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Eskilsm, and its currency is the Booze.

Drunkdriven is ranked 63rd in British Isles and 12,105th in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 59 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and