Location: International Democratic Union

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Hereditavit Statu of Emelinia is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by a Prime Minister with a fair hand, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 4.978 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Evine. The average income tax rate is 63%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Book Publishing and Soda Sales.

The 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event, the nation has recently been attributed to the funding of terrorist organisations, photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in a Prime Minister's bedroom, and museums stand half-empty as all foreign exhibits are returned to their countries of origin. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Emelinia's national animal is the Rainier Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Pinneria, and its currency is the Emelinian Dollar.

Emelinia is ranked 61st in International Democratic Union and 80,274th in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -2 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and