Location: 00000 A World Power

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Nation of ETHOPIA ISH is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Shane with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 6.837 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Education, although Social Equality and Healthcare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sioux City. The average income tax rate is 95%. A tiny private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

Survivors receive aid from only the most environmentally-friendly transport, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Sioux City Times is sold out, students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak, and political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ETHOPIA ISH's national animal is the Buloxer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Dollar.

ETHOPIA ISH is ranked 7th in 00000 A World Power and 8,032nd in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 18 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and