Location: Zion Resurrected

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Essence of Jocabia is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 17.236 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 devotes most of its attentions to Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 57%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Dodo is one of the most popular forenames in Jocabia, businesses that prove successful are immediately broken up, tourists outnumber citizens two to one, and the government has ordered a moratorium on referenda. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jocabia's national animal is the Dodo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Jocab.

Jocabia is ranked 2nd in Zion Resurrected and 3,882nd in the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 6 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and