Location: The North Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Zombie Beat of Groovistan is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Mr T with a fair hand, and remarkable for its enforced nudity. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 20.207 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

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 Public Transport are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Funkytown. The average income tax rate is 70%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, Groovistan's soft-touch approach to diplomacy has made it known as the 'push-over' of the region, CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, and citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Groovistan's national animal is the Cadbury Bunny, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the High Five.

Groovistan is ranked 3rd in The North Pacific and 41st in the world for Healthiest Citizens, with 40 Standard Bananas Ingested per capita per day.

View Forum posts

NationStates by Max Barry, author of and