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Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Imbarien is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.776 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, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Education, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imbarien City. The average income tax rate is 78%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

The welfare administration's new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists, a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army, mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, and small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imbarien's national animal is the Norn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is a major religion, and its currency is the Coffeebean.

Imbarien is ranked 1,144th in 10000 Islands and 71,318th in the world for Most Conservative, scoring 48 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and