Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Grand Duchy of Ivil is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Ivil1 with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.421 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 Defence, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of FUBAR. The average income tax rate is 67%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, city rooftops are pockmarked with the shattered remains of experimental delivery drones, the controversial show 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?' has become wildly popular, and gun ownership is compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ivil's national animal is the Mary's cute little lamb, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Talent.

Ivil is ranked 82nd in Europe and 9,949th 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