Location: Osiris

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federation of Extended Purgatory is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons. Its compassionate, cynical population of 332 million enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Extended Purgatory City. The average income tax rate is 33%, but much higher for the wealthy. A tiny private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, police officers are seen patrolling the streets armed with satellite-guided truncheons, Extended Purgatory has designated Extended Purgatory City as its capital city, and refugees from other nations are flocking to Extended Purgatory's border. Crime is totally unknown. Extended Purgatory's national animal is the Nothing, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Poor Unfortunate Soul.

Extended Purgatory is ranked 1,743rd in Osiris and 68,929th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and