Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Eldradland is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Rectumus Analus with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.15 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Education, although Healthcare and Social Welfare are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yriel. The average income tax rate is 89%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration industries.

The government is making attempts at curtailing the flood of spam emails with little progress, politicians are to be found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, cremation is compulsory for the deceased, and most citizens in Eldradland are abject pyrophobes after extremely graphic pamphlets were mailed nationwide by the government. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eldradland's national animal is the Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Euro.

Eldradland is ranked 311th in Europe and 78,623rd 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