Location: belgium

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Tamzakken of Ellezelles is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Archont with an even hand, and notable for its hatred of cheese. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 12.126 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 juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and the Environment. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ellezelles City. The average income tax rate is 91%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Kids laugh off vandalism and arson as "just fun", politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing, anti-government web sites are springing up, and the study of medicine is popular throughout Ellezelles. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ellezelles's national animal is the whitch, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the afro.

Ellezelles is ranked 90th in belgium and 94,991st in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and