Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Democratic Republic of Jenesia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Trixie Lamour with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 11.214 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt 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 Funkytown. Income tax is unheard of. A tiny private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

The government is using tax revenues to provide jobs for the poor, heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, the minority inevitably have their addenda vetoed, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jenesia's national animal is the Sacred Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Euro.

Jenesia is ranked 546th in Europe and 94,615th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -349 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and