Location: the West Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Parliamentary Democracy of Hurtz Donut is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Grande Exhaulted Poohbah with an even hand, and notable for its irreverence towards religion. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.618 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wet Willy City. The average income tax rate is 47%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Gambling and Pizza Delivery.

Hurtz Donut has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, abortions are routinely performed in Hurtz Donut's hospitals, and the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hurtz Donut's national animal is the Grizzly Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Dollar.

Hurtz Donut is ranked 1,688th in the West Pacific and 41,810th 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