Location: The United Nations Against Everything

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Technocratic States of Durmatagno is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Coanoaa Dmoanno Doaghghma with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.304 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent 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 Wa'rrrosco . The average income tax rate is 61%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology industries.

College students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, marketing departments of corporate giants compete to sponsor little league teams, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, and the government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Durmatagno's national animal is the Tarlfaom Wa'rr, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Ja'r.

Durmatagno is ranked 2nd in The United Nations Against Everything and 23,415th 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