Location: the South Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Kingdom of FLABRA is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Kaisariani with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed population of 1.561 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 concentrates mainly on Education, although Healthcare and Social Welfare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of FLABRA City. The average income tax rate is 71%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Gambling, and Information Technology industries.

Organ donation rates have hit a new low, legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills, the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, and a government program is underway to revitalize FLABRA's beaches. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. FLABRA's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Silk.

FLABRA is ranked 3,435th in the South Pacific and 69,234th 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