Location: 10000 Islands

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Republic of Gramman is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Zca Zca Poppipopulos with an even hand, and renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.438 billion enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crystal City in the Clouds. The average income tax rate is 69%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Rag-wearing teachers are often mistaken for homeless people, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", most citizens in Gramman are abject pyrophobes after extremely graphic pamphlets were mailed nationwide by the government, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gramman's national animal is the Grey Monkey Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Zumma.

Gramman is ranked 1,779th in 10000 Islands and 91,636th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and