Location: Taijitu

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Understated Modesty of Flemingovia is a gargantuan, genial nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 18.285 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 Social Welfare, although the Environment and Education are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 96%. 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.

Expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets, schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and meat-eating is frowned upon. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flemingovia's national animal is the newt, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the fleming.

Flemingovia is ranked 203rd in Taijitu and 96,962nd in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and