Location: The United Nations of Isoinlia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United Kingdom of Isointania is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prime Minister Vincenzo Marino with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 1.134 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Corazza City. The average income tax rate is 49%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Information Technology industry, followed by Soda Sales and Furniture Restoration.

The police force is on a recruitment drive, Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, shops were recently ransacked as cigarettes returned to the shelves, and the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is pervasive. Isointania's national animal is the Isointanian Wild Deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Dioéomo, and its currency is the Libertà Sterlina.

Isointania is ranked 14th in The United Nations of Isoinlia and 85,976th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and